Ruling · Holī · 2008
Boundaryin Recife, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Thu 20 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 Thursday 20 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
145 of 145 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Friday 21 March
Qualifies with 36 of 145 minutes. Not taken.
36 of 145 minutes covered, the first 36
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 14:55 on Thu 20 Mar to 15:40 on Fri 21 Mar.
2008-03-20T17:55:10Z → 2008-03-21T18:39:57Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:05–17:30 on the 20th, 15:04–17:29 on the 21st.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 145 of 145 minutes on the 20th and 36 of 145 on the 21st.
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 568 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Thursday 20 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Recife, 2008: Friday 21 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Recife, Holī 2008 falls on Friday 21 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 20 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 14:55 on Thu 20 Mar to 15:40 on Fri 21 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 20th. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 36 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 | Fri 21 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 21 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 21 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Recife. | ||
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 20th | Covered | Sāyāhna 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:55 → 11:40 | 16:39 | 146 min | 16:39 | 0 min | 21 Mar |
| Chicago | 12:55 → 13:40 | 16:37 | 146 min | 16:38 | 0 min | 21 Mar |
| Jersey City | 13:55 → 14:40 | 16:43 | 146 min | 16:43 | 0 min | 21 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 13:55 → 14:40 | 15:51 | 145 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 21 Mar |
| London | 17:55 → 18:40 | 15:48 | 19 min | 15:49 | 147 min | 22 Mar |
| Durban | 19:55 → 20:40 | 15:41 | 0 min | 15:40 | 145 min | 22 Mar |
| Dubai | 21:55 → 22:40 | 16:04 | 0 min | 16:05 | 146 min | 22 Mar |
| Delhi | 23:25 → 00:10 | 16:07 | 0 min | 16:07 | 146 min | 22 Mar |
| Kolkata | 23:25 → 00:10 | 15:22 | 0 min | 15:22 | 146 min | 22 Mar |
| Singapore | 01:55 → 02:40 | 16:50 | 0 min | 16:50 | 145 min | 22 Mar |
| Sydney | 04:55 → 05:40 | 16:41 | 0 min | 16:40 | 145 min | 22 Mar |
| Suva | 05:55 → 06:40 | 15:52 | 0 min | 15:51 | 145 min | 22 Mar |