Late afternoon of Saturday 15 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
15:38 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:01
15:1415:3816:0216:2616:5017:1417:3818:0218:26
142 of 142 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 1919
Determinatein Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sat 15 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 298 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 15 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
142 of 142 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Sunday 16 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 143 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 09:19 on Sat 15 Mar to 10:41 on Sun 16 Mar.
1919-03-15T14:19:25Z → 1919-03-16T15:40:41Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:38–18:01 on the 15th, 15:39–18:02 on the 16th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 142 of 142 minutes on the 15th and 0 of 143 on the 16th.
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 17899 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Saturday 15 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Queens, 1919: Sunday 16 March.
confidence: determinate
In Queens, Holī 1919 falls on Sunday 16 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Saturday 15 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 09:19 on Sat 15 Mar to 10:41 on Sun 16 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 15th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 16 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 16 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 16 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Queens. | ||
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 15th | Covered | Sāyāhna 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:19 → 07:41 | 15:37 | 143 min | 15:37 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Chicago | 08:19 → 09:41 | 15:34 | 142 min | 15:34 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Jersey City | 09:19 → 10:41 | 15:39 | 142 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 10:19 → 11:41 | 15:52 | 145 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| London | 14:19 → 15:41 | 15:42 | 141 min | 15:43 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Durban | 16:19 → 17:41 | 15:46 | 115 min | 15:46 | 115 min | 17 Mar |
| Dubai | 18:00 → 19:22 | 15:44 | 8 min | 15:45 | 144 min | 17 Mar |
| Delhi | 19:49 → 21:11 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:06 | 144 min | 17 Mar |
| Kolkata | 19:49 → 21:11 | 15:22 | 0 min | 15:22 | 144 min | 17 Mar |
| Singapore | 21:19 → 22:41 | 15:52 | 0 min | 15:51 | 145 min | 17 Mar |
| Sydney | 00:19 → 01:41 | 15:47 | 0 min | 15:46 | 148 min | 17 Mar |
| Suva | 02:19 → 03:41 | 15:56 | 0 min | 15:55 | 146 min | 17 Mar |