Ruling · Holī · 1949
Determinatein Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sun 13 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 7 min 19 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Sunday 13 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
7 of 142 minutes covered, the last 7
Late afternoon of Monday 14 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 142 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 17:52 on Sun 13 Mar to 14:03 on Mon 14 Mar.
1949-03-13T22:52:10Z → 1949-03-14T19:02:49Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:38–17:59 on the 13th, 15:38–18:01 on the 14th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 7 of 142 minutes on the 13th and 0 of 142 on the 14th.
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 439 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Sunday 13 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Queens, 1949: Monday 14 March.
confidence: determinate
In Queens, Holī 1949 falls on Monday 14 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Sunday 13 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 17:52 on Sun 13 Mar to 14:03 on Mon 14 Mar and covers 7 of 142 minutes of sāyāhna on the 13th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 14 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 14 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 14 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 13th | Covered | Sāyāhna 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:52 → 11:03 | 15:36 | 142 min | 15:37 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Chicago | 16:52 → 13:03 | 15:33 | 62 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Jersey City | 17:52 → 14:03 | 15:39 | 8 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 18:52 → 15:03 | 15:52 | 0 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| London | 22:52 → 19:03 | 15:41 | 0 min | 15:42 | 141 min | 15 Mar |
| Durban | 00:52 → 21:03 | 15:48 | 0 min | 15:47 | 148 min | 15 Mar |
| Dubai | 02:52 → 23:03 | 16:03 | 0 min | 16:03 | 143 min | 15 Mar |
| Delhi | 04:22 → 00:33 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:05 | 143 min | 15 Mar |
| Kolkata | 04:22 → 00:33 | 15:21 | 0 min | 15:21 | 144 min | 15 Mar |
| Singapore | 06:22 → 02:33 | 16:22 | 0 min | 16:22 | 145 min | 15 Mar |
| Sydney | 08:52 → 05:03 | 15:48 | 0 min | 15:47 | 148 min | 15 Mar |
| Suva | 10:52 → 07:03 | 15:56 | 0 min | 15:56 | 147 min | 15 Mar |