Late afternoon of Wednesday 10 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
106 of 142 minutes covered, the last 106
Ruling · Holī · 2066
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Wed 10 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 23 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Wednesday 10 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
106 of 142 minutes covered, the last 106
Late afternoon of Thursday 11 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 142 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:47 on Wed 10 Mar to 15:49 on Thu 11 Mar.
2066-03-10T23:46:39Z → 2066-03-11T22:48:36Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:11–18:33 on the 10th, 16:11–18:33 on the 11th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 106 of 142 minutes on the 10th and 0 of 142 on the 11th.
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 1365 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Wednesday 10 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Phoenix, 2066: Thursday 11 March.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Holī 2066 falls on Thursday 11 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Wednesday 10 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:47 on Wed 10 Mar to 15:49 on Thu 11 Mar and covers 106 of 142 minutes of sāyāhna on the 10th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 11 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 11 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 11 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 10th | Covered | Sāyāhna 11th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:47 → 14:49 | 15:36 | 130 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Chicago | 17:47 → 16:49 | 15:31 | 5 min | 15:32 | 77 min | 12 Mar |
| Jersey City | 18:47 → 17:49 | 15:37 | 0 min | 15:38 | 131 min | 12 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 19:47 → 18:49 | 15:53 | 0 min | 15:52 | 144 min | 12 Mar |
| London | 23:47 → 22:49 | 15:39 | 0 min | 15:39 | 139 min | 12 Mar |
| Durban | 01:47 → 00:49 | 15:49 | 0 min | 15:49 | 149 min | 12 Mar |
| Dubai | 03:47 → 02:49 | 16:03 | 0 min | 16:03 | 143 min | 12 Mar |
| Delhi | 05:17 → 04:19 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:05 | 142 min | 12 Mar |
| Kolkata | 05:17 → 04:19 | 15:21 | 0 min | 15:21 | 143 min | 12 Mar |
| Singapore | 07:47 → 06:49 | 16:53 | 0 min | 16:52 | 145 min | 12 Mar |
| Sydney | 10:47 → 09:49 | 16:50 | 0 min | 16:49 | 149 min | 12 Mar |
| Suva | 11:47 → 10:49 | 15:58 | 0 min | 15:57 | 147 min | 12 Mar |