Ruling · Holī · 2029
Boundaryin Recife, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Tue 27 Feb. A threshold is only 4 min 40 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Tuesday 27 February
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
5 of 147 minutes covered, the last 5
Late afternoon of Wednesday 28 February
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 147 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 17:35 on Tue 27 Feb to 14:10 on Wed 28 Feb.
2029-02-27T20:35:10Z → 2029-02-28T17:10:16Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:13–17:40 on the 27th, 15:12–17:39 on the 28th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 5 of 147 minutes on the 27th and 0 of 147 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 280 s < 300 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Tuesday 27 February is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Recife, 2029: Wednesday 28 February.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Recife, Holī 2029 falls on Wednesday 28 February. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Tuesday 27 February. Pūrṇimā runs from 17:35 on Tue 27 Feb to 14:10 on Wed 28 Feb and covers 5 of 147 minutes of sāyāhna on the 27th. It is 4 min 40 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 28 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 28 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 28 Feb |
| 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 27th | Covered | Sāyāhna 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:35 → 09:10 | 15:31 | 137 min | 15:31 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Chicago | 14:35 → 11:10 | 15:25 | 134 min | 15:25 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Jersey City | 15:35 → 12:10 | 15:31 | 130 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 16:35 → 13:10 | 15:53 | 101 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| London | 20:35 → 17:10 | 15:28 | 0 min | 15:29 | 101 min | 1 Mar |
| Durban | 22:35 → 19:10 | 15:58 | 0 min | 15:57 | 153 min | 1 Mar |
| Dubai | 00:35 → 21:10 | 16:00 | 0 min | 16:01 | 139 min | 1 Mar |
| Delhi | 02:05 → 22:40 | 16:01 | 0 min | 16:02 | 139 min | 1 Mar |
| Kolkata | 02:05 → 22:40 | 15:19 | 0 min | 15:19 | 140 min | 1 Mar |
| Singapore | 04:35 → 01:10 | 16:55 | 0 min | 16:55 | 145 min | 1 Mar |
| Sydney | 07:35 → 04:10 | 16:59 | 0 min | 16:59 | 154 min | 1 Mar |
| Suva | 08:35 → 05:10 | 16:03 | 0 min | 16:03 | 149 min | 1 Mar |