Late afternoon of Thursday 16 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
16:06 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:34
15:4216:0616:3016:5417:1817:4218:0618:3018:54
147 of 147 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 1995
Determinatein Perth, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Thu 16 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 305 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Thursday 16 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
147 of 147 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Friday 17 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 147 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 11:02 on Thu 16 Mar to 09:26 on Fri 17 Mar.
1995-03-16T03:01:34Z → 1995-03-17T01:25:37Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:06–18:34 on the 16th, 16:05–18:32 on the 17th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 147 of 147 minutes on the 16th and 0 of 147 on the 17th.
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 18281 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Thursday 16 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Perth, 1995: Friday 17 March.
confidence: determinate
In Perth, Holī 1995 falls on Friday 17 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 16 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 11:02 on Thu 16 Mar to 09:26 on Fri 17 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 16th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 17 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 17 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 17 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Perth. | ||
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 16th | Covered | Sāyāhna 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:02 → 17:26 | 15:37 | 108 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:02 → 19:26 | 15:34 | 143 min | 15:35 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:02 → 20:26 | 15:40 | 143 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:02 → 21:26 | 15:52 | 145 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| London | 03:02 → 01:26 | 15:43 | 142 min | 15:44 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Durban | 05:02 → 03:26 | 15:45 | 147 min | 15:44 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:02 → 05:26 | 16:04 | 144 min | 16:04 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:32 → 06:56 | 16:06 | 144 min | 16:06 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:32 → 06:56 | 15:22 | 144 min | 15:22 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Singapore | 11:02 → 09:26 | 16:51 | 145 min | 16:51 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:02 → 11:26 | 15:45 | 148 min | 15:44 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Suva | 15:02 → 13:26 | 15:55 | 146 min | 15:54 | 0 min | 17 Mar |