Late afternoon of Monday 12 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
16:11 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:33
15:4716:1116:3516:5917:2317:4718:1118:3518:59
142 of 142 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 1979
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Mon 12 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 117 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Monday 12 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
142 of 142 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Tuesday 13 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 142 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 12:05 on Mon 12 Mar to 14:14 on Tue 13 Mar.
1979-03-12T19:05:01Z → 1979-03-13T21:14:15Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:11–18:33 on the 12th, 16:12–18:34 on the 13th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 142 of 142 minutes on the 12th and 0 of 142 on the 13th.
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 7047 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Monday 12 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Phoenix, 1979: Tuesday 13 March.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Holī 1979 falls on Tuesday 13 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Monday 12 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 12:05 on Mon 12 Mar to 14:14 on Tue 13 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 12th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 13 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 13 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 13 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 12th | Covered | Sāyāhna 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:05 → 13:14 | 15:36 | 142 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Chicago | 13:05 → 15:14 | 15:32 | 141 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Jersey City | 14:05 → 16:14 | 15:38 | 141 min | 15:39 | 36 min | 13 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 15:05 → 17:14 | 15:52 | 144 min | 15:52 | 82 min | 13 Mar |
| London | 19:05 → 21:14 | 15:39 | 0 min | 15:40 | 140 min | 14 Mar |
| Durban | 21:05 → 23:14 | 15:49 | 0 min | 15:48 | 148 min | 14 Mar |
| Dubai | 23:05 → 01:14 | 16:03 | 0 min | 16:03 | 143 min | 14 Mar |
| Delhi | 00:35 → 02:44 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:05 | 143 min | 14 Mar |
| Kolkata | 00:35 → 02:44 | 15:21 | 0 min | 15:21 | 143 min | 14 Mar |
| Singapore | 02:35 → 04:44 | 16:22 | 0 min | 16:22 | 145 min | 14 Mar |
| Sydney | 05:05 → 07:14 | 15:49 | 0 min | 15:48 | 149 min | 14 Mar |
| Suva | 07:05 → 09:14 | 15:57 | 0 min | 15:56 | 147 min | 14 Mar |