Ruling · Holī · 2007
Boundaryin Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Fri 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 Friday 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.
138 of 138 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Saturday 3 March
Qualifies with 9 of 138 minutes. Not taken.
9 of 138 minutes covered, the first 9
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 14:22 on Fri 2 Mar to 16:17 on Sat 3 Mar.
2007-03-02T21:21:35Z → 2007-03-03T23:17:07Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:08–18:25 on the 2nd, 16:08–18:26 on the 3rd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 138 of 138 minutes on the 2nd and 9 of 138 on the 3rd.
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 548 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Friday 2 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Phoenix, 2007: Saturday 3 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Phoenix, Holī 2007 falls on Saturday 3 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Friday 2 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 14:22 on Fri 2 Mar to 16:17 on Sat 3 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 2nd. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 9 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 | Sat 3 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 3 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 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 | 13:22 → 15:17 | 15:32 | 138 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Chicago | 15:22 → 17:17 | 15:26 | 135 min | 15:27 | 110 min | 3 Mar |
| Jersey City | 16:22 → 18:17 | 15:32 | 86 min | 15:33 | 136 min | 4 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 17:22 → 19:17 | 15:53 | 54 min | 15:53 | 143 min | 4 Mar |
| London | 21:22 → 23:17 | 15:30 | 0 min | 15:31 | 132 min | 4 Mar |
| Durban | 23:22 → 01:17 | 15:56 | 0 min | 15:55 | 152 min | 4 Mar |
| Dubai | 01:22 → 03:17 | 16:01 | 0 min | 16:01 | 140 min | 4 Mar |
| Delhi | 02:52 → 04:47 | 16:02 | 0 min | 16:02 | 139 min | 4 Mar |
| Kolkata | 02:52 → 04:47 | 15:20 | 0 min | 15:20 | 141 min | 4 Mar |
| Singapore | 05:22 → 07:17 | 16:54 | 0 min | 16:54 | 145 min | 4 Mar |
| Sydney | 08:22 → 10:17 | 16:57 | 0 min | 16:57 | 153 min | 4 Mar |
| Suva | 09:22 → 11:17 | 16:02 | 0 min | 16:02 | 149 min | 4 Mar |