Friday 23 March

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 15:52 on Thu 22 Mar to 15:42 on Fri 23 Mar.

   2035-03-22T22:52:07Z → 2035-03-23T22:42:10Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:15–18:41 on the 22nd, 16:15–18:42 on the 23rd.

   sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′

3. 03

   Rule

   Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 146 of 146 minutes on the 22nd and 0 of 147 on the 23rd.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105

4. 04

   Tie-break

   Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: unstated → only-day · margin 1364 s

5. 05

   Counted

   Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Thursday 22 March is the day taken above.

   follows: holika-dahana + 1 d

6. 06

   Ruling

   Holī, Phoenix, 2035: Friday 23 March.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Phoenix, Holī 2035 falls on Friday 23 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 22 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 15:52 on Thu 22 Mar to 15:42 on Fri 23 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 22nd.

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