Late afternoon of Friday 1 March
Qualifies with 26 of 147 minutes. Not taken.
15:12 sāyāhna beginssunset 17:39
Pūrṇimā begins 17:12:48
14:4815:1215:3616:0016:2416:4817:1217:3618:00
26 of 147 minutes covered, the last 26
Ruling · Holī · 2075
Boundaryin Recife, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sat 2 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 Friday 1 March
Qualifies with 26 of 147 minutes. Not taken.
26 of 147 minutes covered, the last 26
Late afternoon of Saturday 2 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
115 of 147 minutes covered, the first 115
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 17:13 on Fri 1 Mar to 17:07 on Sat 2 Mar.
2075-03-01T20:12:49Z → 2075-03-02T20:07:12Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:12–17:39 on the 1st, 15:12–17:39 on the 2nd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 26 of 147 minutes on the 1st and 115 of 147 on the 2nd.
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 1582 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Saturday 2 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Recife, 2075: Sunday 3 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Recife, Holī 2075 falls on Sunday 3 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Saturday 2 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 17:13 on Fri 1 Mar to 17:07 on Sat 2 Mar and covers 115 of 147 minutes of sāyāhna on the 2nd. It also reaches the previous late afternoon for 26 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 | Sun 3 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 3 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 3 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 1st | Covered | Sāyāhna 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:13 → 12:07 | 15:32 | 138 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Chicago | 14:13 → 14:07 | 15:26 | 135 min | 15:27 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Jersey City | 15:13 → 15:07 | 15:32 | 135 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 16:13 → 16:07 | 15:53 | 123 min | 15:53 | 14 min | 2 Mar |
| London | 20:13 → 20:07 | 15:30 | 0 min | 15:31 | 132 min | 3 Mar |
| Durban | 22:13 → 22:07 | 15:57 | 0 min | 15:56 | 152 min | 3 Mar |
| Dubai | 00:13 → 00:07 | 16:01 | 0 min | 16:01 | 140 min | 3 Mar |
| Delhi | 01:43 → 01:37 | 16:02 | 0 min | 16:02 | 139 min | 3 Mar |
| Kolkata | 01:43 → 01:37 | 15:20 | 0 min | 15:20 | 141 min | 3 Mar |
| Singapore | 04:13 → 04:07 | 16:55 | 0 min | 16:54 | 145 min | 3 Mar |
| Sydney | 07:13 → 07:07 | 16:58 | 0 min | 16:57 | 153 min | 3 Mar |
| Suva | 08:13 → 08:07 | 16:03 | 0 min | 16:02 | 149 min | 3 Mar |