Late afternoon of Wednesday 27 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
16:16 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:45
15:5216:1616:4017:0417:2817:5218:1618:4019:04
148 of 148 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 2002
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Wed 27 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 56 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Wednesday 27 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
148 of 148 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Thursday 28 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 149 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 15:20 on Wed 27 Mar to 11:25 on Thu 28 Mar.
2002-03-27T22:20:28Z → 2002-03-28T18:24:53Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:16–18:45 on the 27th, 16:17–18:46 on the 28th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 148 of 148 minutes on the 27th and 0 of 149 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 3359 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Wednesday 27 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Phoenix, 2002: Thursday 28 March.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Holī 2002 falls on Thursday 28 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Wednesday 27 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 15:20 on Wed 27 Mar to 11:25 on Thu 28 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 27th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 28 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 28 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 28 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 27th | Covered | Sāyāhna 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:20 → 10:25 | 15:41 | 148 min | 15:42 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Chicago | 16:20 → 12:25 | 15:41 | 110 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Jersey City | 17:20 → 13:25 | 15:46 | 55 min | 15:47 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 18:20 → 14:25 | 15:51 | 0 min | 15:50 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| London | 22:20 → 18:25 | 15:53 | 0 min | 15:54 | 151 min | 29 Mar |
| Durban | 00:20 → 20:25 | 15:36 | 0 min | 15:35 | 143 min | 29 Mar |
| Dubai | 02:20 → 22:25 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:05 | 148 min | 29 Mar |
| Delhi | 03:50 → 23:55 | 16:08 | 0 min | 16:08 | 148 min | 29 Mar |
| Kolkata | 03:50 → 23:55 | 15:23 | 0 min | 15:23 | 147 min | 29 Mar |
| Singapore | 06:20 → 02:25 | 16:48 | 0 min | 16:48 | 145 min | 29 Mar |
| Sydney | 09:20 → 05:25 | 16:35 | 0 min | 16:34 | 142 min | 29 Mar |
| Suva | 10:20 → 06:25 | 15:48 | 0 min | 15:47 | 144 min | 29 Mar |