Ruling · Holī · 1912
Boundaryin Multan, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sat 2 Mar. Pūrṇimā reaches sāyāhna on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 2 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Pūrṇimā reaches neither late afternoon; this is the day it falls on. Holī is the day after.
0 of 139 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Sunday 3 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 139 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 19:08 on Sat 2 Mar to 16:12 on Sun 3 Mar.
1912-03-02T13:37:58Z → 1912-03-03T10:41:40Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:25–18:43 on the 2nd, 16:25–18:44 on the 3rd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 0 of 139 minutes on the 2nd and 0 of 139 on the 3rd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Neither late afternoon qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: unstated → tithi-day · margin 796 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Saturday 2 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Multan, 1912: Sunday 3 March.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Multan, Holī 1912 falls on Sunday 3 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Saturday 2 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 19:08 on Sat 2 Mar to 16:12 on Sun 3 Mar, and reaches sāyāhna on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 3 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 3 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 3 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Multan. | ||
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 2nd | Covered | Sāyāhna 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:38 → 02:42 | 15:32 | 138 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Chicago | 07:38 → 04:42 | 15:26 | 135 min | 15:27 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Jersey City | 08:38 → 05:42 | 15:33 | 136 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 09:38 → 06:42 | 15:53 | 143 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| London | 13:38 → 10:42 | 15:30 | 131 min | 15:31 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Durban | 15:38 → 12:42 | 15:56 | 152 min | 15:55 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Dubai | 17:19 → 14:23 | 15:42 | 43 min | 15:42 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Delhi | 19:08 → 16:12 | 16:02 | 0 min | 16:02 | 9 min | 4 Mar |
| Kolkata | 19:08 → 16:12 | 15:20 | 0 min | 15:20 | 52 min | 4 Mar |
| Singapore | 20:38 → 17:42 | 15:54 | 0 min | 15:54 | 107 min | 4 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:38 → 20:42 | 15:58 | 0 min | 15:57 | 153 min | 4 Mar |
| Suva | 01:33 → 22:37 | 15:57 | 0 min | 15:57 | 149 min | 4 Mar |