Late afternoon of Saturday 20 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
17:14 sāyāhna beginssunset 19:39
16:5017:1417:3818:0218:2618:5019:1419:3820:02
145 of 145 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 1943
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sat 20 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 66 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 20 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
145 of 145 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Sunday 21 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 146 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 15:28 on Sat 20 Mar to 16:08 on Sun 21 Mar.
1943-03-20T21:28:15Z → 1943-03-21T22:07:57Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 17:14–19:39 on the 20th, 17:14–19:40 on the 21st.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 145 of 145 minutes on the 20th and 0 of 146 on the 21st.
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 3983 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Saturday 20 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Phoenix, 1943: Sunday 21 March.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Holī 1943 falls on Sunday 21 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Saturday 20 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 15:28 on Sat 20 Mar to 16:08 on Sun 21 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 20th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 21 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 21 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 21 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 20th | Covered | Sāyāhna 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:28 → 15:08 | 16:39 | 145 min | 16:39 | 0 min | 21 Mar |
| Chicago | 16:28 → 17:08 | 16:36 | 145 min | 16:37 | 31 min | 21 Mar |
| Jersey City | 17:28 → 18:08 | 16:42 | 99 min | 16:43 | 85 min | 21 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 18:28 → 19:08 | 16:52 | 48 min | 16:51 | 136 min | 22 Mar |
| London | 22:28 → 23:08 | 16:47 | 0 min | 16:47 | 146 min | 22 Mar |
| Durban | 00:28 → 00:08 | 16:42 | 0 min | 15:41 | 145 min | 22 Mar |
| Dubai | 01:28 → 02:08 | 16:04 | 0 min | 16:04 | 145 min | 22 Mar |
| Delhi | 03:58 → 04:38 | 17:07 | 0 min | 17:07 | 145 min | 22 Mar |
| Kolkata | 03:58 → 04:38 | 16:22 | 0 min | 16:22 | 145 min | 22 Mar |
| Singapore | 06:28 → 07:08 | 17:50 | 0 min | 17:50 | 145 min | 22 Mar |
| Sydney | 08:28 → 09:08 | 16:42 | 0 min | 16:41 | 146 min | 22 Mar |
| Suva | 09:28 → 10:08 | 15:52 | 0 min | 15:52 | 145 min | 22 Mar |