Tuesday 29 February

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 10:09 on Mon 28 Feb to 11:12 on Tue 29 Feb.

   1972-02-28T02:09:00Z → 1972-02-29T03:11:55Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:58–18:17 on the 28th, 15:58–18:18 on the 29th.

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

3. 03

   Rule

   Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 140 of 140 minutes on the 28th and 0 of 140 on the 29th.

   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 17158 s

5. 05

   Counted

   Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Monday 28 February is the day taken above.

   follows: holika-dahana + 1 d

6. 06

   Ruling

   Holī, Puning, 1972: Tuesday 29 February.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Puning, Holī 1972 falls on Tuesday 29 February. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Monday 28 February. Pūrṇimā runs from 10:09 on Mon 28 Feb to 11:12 on Tue 29 Feb and covers all of sāyāhna on the 28th.

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