Late afternoon of Saturday 17 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
16:14 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:38
15:5016:1416:3817:0217:2617:5018:1418:3819:02
145 of 145 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 2068
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sat 17 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 17 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 17 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
145 of 145 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Sunday 18 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 145 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 13:35 on Sat 17 Mar to 15:57 on Sun 18 Mar.
2068-03-17T20:35:15Z → 2068-03-18T22:56:37Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:14–18:38 on the 17th, 16:14–18:39 on the 18th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 145 of 145 minutes on the 17th and 0 of 145 on the 18th.
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 1042 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Saturday 17 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Phoenix, 2068: Sunday 18 March.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Holī 2068 falls on Sunday 18 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Saturday 17 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 13:35 on Sat 17 Mar to 15:57 on Sun 18 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 17th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 18 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 18 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 18 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 17th | Covered | Sāyāhna 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:35 → 15:57 | 16:38 | 145 min | 16:39 | 0 min | 18 Mar |
| Chicago | 15:35 → 17:57 | 16:36 | 144 min | 16:36 | 80 min | 18 Mar |
| Jersey City | 16:35 → 18:57 | 16:42 | 144 min | 16:42 | 135 min | 18 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 16:35 → 18:57 | 15:52 | 102 min | 15:52 | 145 min | 19 Mar |
| London | 20:35 → 22:57 | 15:45 | 0 min | 15:46 | 145 min | 19 Mar |
| Durban | 22:35 → 00:57 | 15:43 | 0 min | 15:42 | 146 min | 19 Mar |
| Dubai | 00:35 → 02:57 | 16:04 | 0 min | 16:04 | 145 min | 19 Mar |
| Delhi | 02:05 → 04:27 | 16:06 | 0 min | 16:07 | 145 min | 19 Mar |
| Kolkata | 02:05 → 04:27 | 15:22 | 0 min | 15:22 | 145 min | 19 Mar |
| Singapore | 04:35 → 06:57 | 16:51 | 0 min | 16:50 | 145 min | 19 Mar |
| Sydney | 07:35 → 09:57 | 16:43 | 0 min | 16:42 | 146 min | 19 Mar |
| Suva | 08:35 → 10:57 | 15:53 | 0 min | 15:53 | 146 min | 19 Mar |