Late afternoon of Sunday 1 March
Qualifies with 28 of 137 minutes. Not taken.
17:07 sāyāhna beginssunset 19:25
Pūrṇimā begins 18:56:37
16:4317:0717:3117:5518:1918:4319:0719:3119:55
28 of 137 minutes covered, the last 28
Ruling · Holī · 1942
Boundaryin Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Mon 2 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 Sunday 1 March
Qualifies with 28 of 137 minutes. Not taken.
28 of 137 minutes covered, the last 28
Late afternoon of Monday 2 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
72 of 138 minutes covered, the first 72
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 18:57 on Sun 1 Mar to 18:20 on Mon 2 Mar.
1942-03-02T00:56:37Z → 1942-03-03T00:19:46Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 17:07–19:25 on the 1st, 17:08–19:25 on the 2nd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 28 of 137 minutes on the 1st and 72 of 138 on the 2nd.
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 1675 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Monday 2 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Phoenix, 1942: Tuesday 3 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Phoenix, Holī 1942 falls on Tuesday 3 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Monday 2 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 18:57 on Sun 1 Mar to 18:20 on Mon 2 Mar and covers 72 of 138 minutes of sāyāhna on the 2nd. It also reaches the previous late afternoon for 28 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 | Tue 3 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 3 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 3 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 2nd | Covered | Sāyāhna 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:57 → 17:20 | 16:32 | 48 min | 16:32 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Chicago | 19:57 → 19:20 | 16:26 | 135 min | 16:27 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Jersey City | 20:57 → 20:20 | 16:32 | 136 min | 16:33 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 20:57 → 20:20 | 15:53 | 143 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| London | 01:57 → 01:20 | 16:30 | 131 min | 16:31 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Durban | 02:57 → 02:20 | 15:56 | 152 min | 15:56 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Dubai | 04:57 → 04:20 | 16:01 | 140 min | 16:01 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Delhi | 07:27 → 06:50 | 17:02 | 139 min | 17:02 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Kolkata | 07:27 → 06:50 | 16:20 | 140 min | 16:20 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Singapore | 09:57 → 09:20 | 17:54 | 145 min | 17:54 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Sydney | 11:57 → 11:20 | 16:58 | 154 min | 16:57 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Suva | 12:57 → 12:20 | 16:03 | 149 min | 16:02 | 0 min | 3 Mar |