Ruling · Holī · 2073
Determinatein Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Wed 22 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 24 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Wednesday 22 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
124 of 147 minutes covered, the last 124
Late afternoon of Thursday 23 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 148 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 17:07 on Wed 22 Mar to 13:18 on Thu 23 Mar.
2073-03-22T21:06:35Z → 2073-03-23T17:18:06Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:43–19:10 on the 22nd, 16:44–19:11 on the 23rd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 124 of 147 minutes on the 22nd and 0 of 148 on the 23rd.
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 1412 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Wednesday 22 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Queens, 2073: Thursday 23 March.
confidence: determinate
In Queens, Holī 2073 falls on Thursday 23 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Wednesday 22 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 17:07 on Wed 22 Mar to 13:18 on Thu 23 Mar and covers 124 of 147 minutes of sāyāhna on the 22nd.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 23 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 23 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 23 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 22nd | Covered | Sāyāhna 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:07 → 10:18 | 16:40 | 147 min | 16:40 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Chicago | 16:07 → 12:18 | 16:38 | 147 min | 16:39 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Jersey City | 17:07 → 13:18 | 16:44 | 125 min | 16:45 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 17:07 → 13:18 | 15:51 | 70 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| London | 21:07 → 17:18 | 15:50 | 0 min | 15:51 | 87 min | 24 Mar |
| Durban | 23:07 → 19:18 | 15:39 | 0 min | 15:38 | 144 min | 24 Mar |
| Dubai | 01:07 → 21:18 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:05 | 146 min | 24 Mar |
| Delhi | 02:37 → 22:48 | 16:07 | 0 min | 16:08 | 147 min | 24 Mar |
| Kolkata | 02:37 → 22:48 | 15:22 | 0 min | 15:23 | 146 min | 24 Mar |
| Singapore | 05:07 → 01:18 | 16:49 | 0 min | 16:49 | 145 min | 24 Mar |
| Sydney | 08:07 → 04:18 | 16:39 | 0 min | 16:38 | 144 min | 24 Mar |
| Suva | 09:07 → 05:18 | 15:50 | 0 min | 15:50 | 145 min | 24 Mar |