Ruling · Holī · 1983
Determinatein Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sun 27 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 71 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Sunday 27 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
78 of 149 minutes covered, the last 78
Late afternoon of Monday 28 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 150 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:56 on Sun 27 Mar to 14:27 on Mon 28 Mar.
1983-03-27T21:55:35Z → 1983-03-28T19:26:40Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:45–18:14 on the 27th, 15:45–18:15 on the 28th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 78 of 149 minutes on the 27th and 0 of 150 on the 28th.
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 4240 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Sunday 27 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Queens, 1983: Monday 28 March.
confidence: determinate
In Queens, Holī 1983 falls on Monday 28 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Sunday 27 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:56 on Sun 27 Mar to 14:27 on Mon 28 Mar and covers 78 of 149 minutes of sāyāhna on the 27th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 28 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 28 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 28 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 27th | Covered | Sāyāhna 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:56 → 11:27 | 15:41 | 148 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Chicago | 15:56 → 13:27 | 15:40 | 134 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Jersey City | 16:56 → 14:27 | 15:46 | 79 min | 15:46 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 17:56 → 15:27 | 15:51 | 21 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| London | 22:56 → 20:27 | 16:53 | 0 min | 16:54 | 152 min | 29 Mar |
| Durban | 23:56 → 21:27 | 15:36 | 0 min | 15:35 | 143 min | 29 Mar |
| Dubai | 01:56 → 23:27 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:05 | 147 min | 29 Mar |
| Delhi | 03:26 → 00:57 | 16:08 | 0 min | 16:08 | 148 min | 29 Mar |
| Kolkata | 03:26 → 00:57 | 15:23 | 0 min | 15:23 | 147 min | 29 Mar |
| Singapore | 05:56 → 03:27 | 16:48 | 0 min | 16:48 | 145 min | 29 Mar |
| Sydney | 07:56 → 05:27 | 15:35 | 0 min | 15:34 | 143 min | 29 Mar |
| Suva | 09:56 → 07:27 | 15:48 | 0 min | 15:47 | 144 min | 29 Mar |