Ruling · Holī · 1964
Boundaryin Mosul, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Wed 26 Feb. A threshold is only 4 min 29 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Wednesday 26 February
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
78 of 135 minutes covered, the last 78
Late afternoon of Thursday 27 February
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 135 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:40 on Wed 26 Feb to 15:39 on Thu 27 Feb.
1964-02-26T13:39:34Z → 1964-02-27T12:39:12Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:43–17:58 on the 26th, 15:44–17:59 on the 27th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 78 of 135 minutes on the 26th and 0 of 135 on the 27th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 269 s < 300 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Wednesday 26 February is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Mosul, 1964: Thursday 27 February.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Mosul, Holī 1964 falls on Thursday 27 February. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Wednesday 26 February. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:40 on Wed 26 Feb to 15:39 on Thu 27 Feb and covers 78 of 135 minutes of sāyāhna on the 26th. It is 4 min 29 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 27 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 27 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 27 Feb |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Mosul. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/holi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 15 Holika-dahana (Sayahnavyapini — it should be observed on second half of purnima at night), Dolayatra (Bengal & Orissa) (covering 4 ghatikas before sunrise of the day of festival), Holi — on the day after Holikadahana.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pūrṇimā | Sāyāhna 26th | Covered | Sāyāhna 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:40 → 04:39 | 15:30 | 136 min | 15:30 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Chicago | 07:40 → 06:39 | 15:23 | 133 min | 15:24 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Jersey City | 08:40 → 07:39 | 15:30 | 133 min | 15:30 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 09:40 → 08:39 | 15:53 | 143 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| London | 13:40 → 12:39 | 15:26 | 128 min | 15:27 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Durban | 15:40 → 14:39 | 15:59 | 154 min | 15:59 | 0 min | 27 Feb |
| Dubai | 17:40 → 16:39 | 16:00 | 39 min | 16:00 | 39 min | 28 Feb |
| Delhi | 19:10 → 18:09 | 16:01 | 0 min | 16:01 | 128 min | 28 Feb |
| Kolkata | 19:10 → 18:09 | 15:19 | 0 min | 15:19 | 140 min | 28 Feb |
| Singapore | 21:10 → 20:09 | 16:25 | 0 min | 16:25 | 145 min | 28 Feb |
| Sydney | 23:40 → 22:39 | 16:01 | 0 min | 16:00 | 155 min | 28 Feb |
| Suva | 01:40 → 00:39 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:04 | 150 min | 28 Feb |