Ruling · Holī · 2069
Boundaryin Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Wed 6 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 Wednesday 6 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
126 of 138 minutes covered, the last 126
Late afternoon of Thursday 7 March
Qualifies with 121 of 139 minutes. Not taken.
121 of 139 minutes covered, the first 121
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 15:47 on Wed 6 Mar to 17:36 on Thu 7 Mar.
2069-03-06T20:46:57Z → 2069-03-07T22:35:54Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:34–17:53 on the 6th, 15:35–17:54 on the 7th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 126 of 138 minutes on the 6th and 121 of 139 on the 7th.
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 752 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Wednesday 6 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Queens, 2069: Thursday 7 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Queens, Holī 2069 falls on Thursday 7 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Wednesday 6 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 15:47 on Wed 6 Mar to 17:36 on Thu 7 Mar and covers 126 of 138 minutes of sāyāhna on the 6th. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 121 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 | Thu 7 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 8 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 7 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 6th | Covered | Sāyāhna 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:47 → 14:36 | 15:34 | 140 min | 15:35 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Chicago | 14:47 → 16:36 | 15:29 | 138 min | 15:30 | 66 min | 7 Mar |
| Jersey City | 15:47 → 17:36 | 15:35 | 127 min | 15:36 | 120 min | 7 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 16:47 → 18:36 | 15:53 | 90 min | 15:53 | 144 min | 8 Mar |
| London | 20:47 → 22:36 | 15:35 | 0 min | 15:36 | 136 min | 8 Mar |
| Durban | 22:47 → 00:36 | 15:52 | 0 min | 15:52 | 150 min | 8 Mar |
| Dubai | 00:47 → 02:36 | 16:02 | 0 min | 16:02 | 142 min | 8 Mar |
| Delhi | 02:17 → 04:06 | 16:04 | 0 min | 16:04 | 141 min | 8 Mar |
| Kolkata | 02:17 → 04:06 | 15:21 | 0 min | 15:21 | 142 min | 8 Mar |
| Singapore | 04:47 → 06:36 | 16:53 | 0 min | 16:53 | 145 min | 8 Mar |
| Sydney | 07:47 → 09:36 | 16:53 | 0 min | 16:52 | 151 min | 8 Mar |
| Suva | 08:47 → 10:36 | 16:00 | 0 min | 15:59 | 148 min | 8 Mar |