Ruling · Holī · 1954
Boundaryin Multan, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Thu 18 Mar. Both late afternoons qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Thursday 18 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
144 of 144 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Friday 19 March
Qualifies with 103 of 145 minutes. Not taken.
103 of 145 minutes covered, the first 103
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 15:36 on Thu 18 Mar to 17:42 on Fri 19 Mar.
1954-03-18T10:35:55Z → 1954-03-19T12:42:24Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:59–18:24 on the 18th, 15:59–18:24 on the 19th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 144 of 144 minutes on the 18th and 103 of 145 on the 19th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both late afternoons qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 1395 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Thursday 18 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Multan, 1954: Friday 19 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Multan, Holī 1954 falls on Friday 19 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 18 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 15:36 on Thu 18 Mar to 17:42 on Fri 19 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 18th. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 103 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 19 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 19 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 19 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 18th | Covered | Sāyāhna 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:36 → 04:42 | 15:38 | 144 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| Chicago | 04:36 → 06:42 | 15:36 | 144 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| Jersey City | 05:36 → 07:42 | 15:41 | 144 min | 15:42 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 06:36 → 08:42 | 15:52 | 145 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| London | 10:36 → 12:42 | 15:45 | 144 min | 15:46 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| Durban | 12:36 → 14:42 | 15:44 | 146 min | 15:43 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| Dubai | 14:36 → 16:42 | 16:04 | 145 min | 16:04 | 38 min | 19 Mar |
| Delhi | 16:06 → 18:12 | 16:06 | 144 min | 16:06 | 126 min | 19 Mar |
| Kolkata | 16:06 → 18:12 | 15:22 | 101 min | 15:22 | 145 min | 20 Mar |
| Singapore | 18:06 → 20:12 | 16:21 | 40 min | 16:20 | 145 min | 20 Mar |
| Sydney | 20:36 → 22:42 | 15:43 | 0 min | 15:43 | 146 min | 20 Mar |
| Suva | 22:36 → 00:42 | 15:53 | 0 min | 15:53 | 146 min | 20 Mar |