Late afternoon of Tuesday 27 February
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
16:07 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:24
15:4316:0716:3116:5517:1917:4318:0718:3118:55
137 of 137 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 2029
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Tue 27 Feb. Clear of every threshold by 151 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Tuesday 27 February
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
137 of 137 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Wednesday 28 February
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 137 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 13:35 on Tue 27 Feb to 10:10 on Wed 28 Feb.
2029-02-27T20:35:10Z → 2029-02-28T17:10:16Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:07–18:24 on the 27th, 16:07–18:24 on the 28th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 137 of 137 minutes on the 27th and 0 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 9084 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Tuesday 27 February is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Phoenix, 2029: Wednesday 28 February.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Holī 2029 falls on Wednesday 28 February. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Tuesday 27 February. Pūrṇimā runs from 13:35 on Tue 27 Feb to 10:10 on Wed 28 Feb and covers all of sāyāhna on the 27th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 28 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 28 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 28 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 27th | Covered | Sāyāhna 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:35 → 09:10 | 15:31 | 137 min | 15:31 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Chicago | 14:35 → 11:10 | 15:25 | 134 min | 15:25 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Jersey City | 15:35 → 12:10 | 15:31 | 130 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 16:35 → 13:10 | 15:53 | 101 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| London | 20:35 → 17:10 | 15:28 | 0 min | 15:29 | 101 min | 1 Mar |
| Durban | 22:35 → 19:10 | 15:58 | 0 min | 15:57 | 153 min | 1 Mar |
| Dubai | 00:35 → 21:10 | 16:00 | 0 min | 16:01 | 139 min | 1 Mar |
| Delhi | 02:05 → 22:40 | 16:01 | 0 min | 16:02 | 139 min | 1 Mar |
| Kolkata | 02:05 → 22:40 | 15:19 | 0 min | 15:19 | 140 min | 1 Mar |
| Singapore | 04:35 → 01:10 | 16:55 | 0 min | 16:55 | 145 min | 1 Mar |
| Sydney | 07:35 → 04:10 | 16:59 | 0 min | 16:59 | 154 min | 1 Mar |
| Suva | 08:35 → 05:10 | 16:03 | 0 min | 16:03 | 149 min | 1 Mar |