Ruling · Holī · 1982
Boundaryin Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Mon 8 Mar. Both late afternoons qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Monday 8 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
59 of 139 minutes covered, the last 59
Late afternoon of Tuesday 9 March
Qualifies with 10 of 140 minutes. Not taken.
10 of 140 minutes covered, the first 10
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:55 on Mon 8 Mar to 15:45 on Tue 9 Mar.
1982-03-08T21:54:46Z → 1982-03-09T20:45:08Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:35–17:54 on the 8th, 15:36–17:55 on the 9th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 59 of 139 minutes on the 8th and 10 of 140 on the 9th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both late afternoons qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 576 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Monday 8 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Queens, 1982: Tuesday 9 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Queens, Holī 1982 falls on Tuesday 9 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Monday 8 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:55 on Mon 8 Mar to 15:45 on Tue 9 Mar and covers 59 of 139 minutes of sāyāhna on the 8th. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 10 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 9 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 9 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 9 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 8th | Covered | Sāyāhna 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:55 → 12:45 | 15:35 | 140 min | 15:35 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Chicago | 15:55 → 14:45 | 15:30 | 114 min | 15:30 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Jersey City | 16:55 → 15:45 | 15:36 | 60 min | 15:36 | 9 min | 9 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 17:55 → 16:45 | 15:53 | 22 min | 15:53 | 53 min | 10 Mar |
| London | 21:55 → 20:45 | 15:36 | 0 min | 15:37 | 137 min | 10 Mar |
| Durban | 23:55 → 22:45 | 15:52 | 0 min | 15:51 | 150 min | 10 Mar |
| Dubai | 01:55 → 00:45 | 16:02 | 0 min | 16:03 | 142 min | 10 Mar |
| Delhi | 03:25 → 02:15 | 16:04 | 0 min | 16:04 | 141 min | 10 Mar |
| Kolkata | 03:25 → 02:15 | 15:21 | 0 min | 15:21 | 142 min | 10 Mar |
| Singapore | 05:55 → 04:45 | 16:53 | 0 min | 16:53 | 145 min | 10 Mar |
| Sydney | 08:55 → 07:45 | 16:52 | 0 min | 16:51 | 151 min | 10 Mar |
| Suva | 09:55 → 08:45 | 15:59 | 0 min | 15:59 | 148 min | 10 Mar |