Ruling · Holī · 1940
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Fri 22 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 5 min 08 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Friday 22 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
141 of 146 minutes covered, the last 141
Late afternoon of Saturday 23 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 147 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:20 on Fri 22 Mar to 12:33 on Sat 23 Mar.
1940-03-22T23:20:02Z → 1940-03-23T19:33:15Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:15–18:41 on the 22nd, 16:15–18:42 on the 23rd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 141 of 146 minutes on the 22nd and 0 of 147 on the 23rd.
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 308 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Friday 22 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Phoenix, 1940: Saturday 23 March.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Holī 1940 falls on Saturday 23 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Friday 22 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:20 on Fri 22 Mar to 12:33 on Sat 23 Mar and covers 141 of 146 minutes of sāyāhna on the 22nd.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 23 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 23 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 23 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Phoenix. | ||
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 22nd | Covered | Sāyāhna 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:20 → 11:33 | 15:40 | 146 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Chicago | 17:20 → 13:33 | 15:38 | 45 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Jersey City | 18:20 → 14:33 | 15:44 | 0 min | 15:44 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 19:20 → 15:33 | 15:51 | 0 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| London | 00:20 → 20:33 | 16:49 | 0 min | 16:50 | 148 min | 24 Mar |
| Durban | 01:20 → 21:33 | 15:40 | 0 min | 15:39 | 144 min | 24 Mar |
| Dubai | 03:20 → 23:33 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:05 | 146 min | 24 Mar |
| Delhi | 04:50 → 01:03 | 16:07 | 0 min | 16:07 | 146 min | 24 Mar |
| Kolkata | 04:50 → 01:03 | 15:22 | 0 min | 15:22 | 146 min | 24 Mar |
| Singapore | 06:40 → 02:53 | 16:10 | 0 min | 16:09 | 145 min | 24 Mar |
| Sydney | 09:20 → 05:33 | 15:39 | 0 min | 15:38 | 144 min | 24 Mar |
| Suva | 11:20 → 07:33 | 15:51 | 0 min | 15:50 | 145 min | 24 Mar |