Ruling · Holī · 1968
Determinatein Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Wed 13 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 38 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Wednesday 13 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
104 of 142 minutes covered, the last 104
Late afternoon of Thursday 14 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 142 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:15 on Wed 13 Mar to 13:52 on Thu 14 Mar.
1968-03-13T21:15:30Z → 1968-03-14T18:52:18Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:38–18:00 on the 13th, 15:39–18:01 on the 14th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 104 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 2251 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Wednesday 13 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Queens, 1968: Thursday 14 March.
confidence: determinate
In Queens, Holī 1968 falls on Thursday 14 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Wednesday 13 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:15 on Wed 13 Mar to 13:52 on Thu 14 Mar and covers 104 of 142 minutes of sāyāhna on the 13th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 14 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 14 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 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 | 13:15 → 10:52 | 15:37 | 143 min | 15:37 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Chicago | 15:15 → 12:52 | 15:33 | 142 min | 15:34 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Jersey City | 16:15 → 13:52 | 15:39 | 105 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 17:15 → 14:52 | 15:52 | 61 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| London | 22:15 → 19:52 | 16:41 | 0 min | 16:42 | 141 min | 15 Mar |
| Durban | 23:15 → 20:52 | 15:47 | 0 min | 15:46 | 148 min | 15 Mar |
| Dubai | 01:15 → 22:52 | 16:03 | 0 min | 16:03 | 144 min | 15 Mar |
| Delhi | 02:45 → 00:22 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:05 | 143 min | 15 Mar |
| Kolkata | 02:45 → 00:22 | 15:21 | 0 min | 15:22 | 144 min | 15 Mar |
| Singapore | 04:45 → 02:22 | 16:22 | 0 min | 16:22 | 145 min | 15 Mar |
| Sydney | 07:15 → 04:52 | 15:47 | 0 min | 15:47 | 148 min | 15 Mar |
| Suva | 09:15 → 06:52 | 15:56 | 0 min | 15:55 | 147 min | 15 Mar |