Sunday 26 March

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 12:09 on Sat 25 Mar to 08:21 on Sun 26 Mar.

   1967-03-25T07:09:08Z → 1967-03-26T03:20:46Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:01–18:28 on the 25th, 16:01–18:28 on the 26th.

   sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′

3. 03

   Rule

   Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 147 of 147 minutes on the 25th and 0 of 147 on the 26th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105

4. 04

   Tie-break

   Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: unstated → only-day · margin 13906 s

5. 05

   Counted

   Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Saturday 25 March is the day taken above.

   follows: holika-dahana + 1 d

6. 06

   Ruling

   Holī, Multan, 1967: Sunday 26 March.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Multan, Holī 1967 falls on Sunday 26 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Saturday 25 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 12:09 on Sat 25 Mar to 08:21 on Sun 26 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 25th.

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