Late afternoon of Sunday 27 February
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
16:06 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:23
15:4216:0616:3016:5417:1817:4218:0618:3018:54
0 of 136 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 1972
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Mon 28 Feb. Clear of every threshold by 46 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Sunday 27 February
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 136 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Monday 28 February
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
137 of 137 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 19:09 on Sun 27 Feb to 20:12 on Mon 28 Feb.
1972-02-28T02:09:00Z → 1972-02-29T03:11:55Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:06–18:23 on the 27th, 16:07–18:23 on the 28th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 0 of 136 minutes on the 27th and 137 of 137 on the 28th.
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 2782 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Monday 28 February is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Phoenix, 1972: Tuesday 29 February.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Holī 1972 falls on Tuesday 29 February. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Monday 28 February. Pūrṇimā runs from 19:09 on Sun 27 Feb to 20:12 on Mon 28 Feb and covers all of sāyāhna on the 28th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 29 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 29 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 29 Feb |
| 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 28th | Covered | Sāyāhna 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:09 → 19:12 | 15:31 | 137 min | 15:31 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Chicago | 20:09 → 21:12 | 15:25 | 134 min | 15:25 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Jersey City | 21:09 → 22:12 | 15:31 | 134 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 22:09 → 23:12 | 15:53 | 143 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| London | 02:09 → 03:12 | 15:28 | 129 min | 15:29 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Durban | 04:09 → 05:12 | 15:58 | 153 min | 15:57 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Dubai | 06:09 → 07:12 | 16:00 | 139 min | 16:01 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Delhi | 07:39 → 08:42 | 16:01 | 138 min | 16:02 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Kolkata | 07:39 → 08:42 | 15:19 | 140 min | 15:19 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Singapore | 09:39 → 10:42 | 16:25 | 145 min | 16:25 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Sydney | 12:09 → 13:12 | 16:00 | 155 min | 15:59 | 0 min | 29 Feb |
| Suva | 14:09 → 15:12 | 16:04 | 150 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 29 Feb |