Late afternoon of Saturday 7 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
15:43 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:04
15:1915:4316:0716:3116:5517:1917:4318:0718:31
141 of 141 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 1936
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sat 7 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 443 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 7 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
141 of 141 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Sunday 8 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 142 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 06:08 on Sat 7 Mar to 08:20 on Sun 8 Mar.
1936-03-07T03:01:41Z → 1936-03-08T05:13:31Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:43–18:04 on the 7th, 15:43–18:05 on the 8th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 141 of 141 minutes on the 7th and 0 of 142 on the 8th.
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 26601 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Saturday 7 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Riyadh, 1936: Sunday 8 March.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Holī 1936 falls on Sunday 8 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Saturday 7 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 06:08 on Sat 7 Mar to 08:20 on Sun 8 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 7th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 8 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 8 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 8 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Riyadh. | ||
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 7th | Covered | Sāyāhna 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:02 → 21:14 | 15:34 | 140 min | 15:35 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:02 → 00:14 | 16:29 | 138 min | 16:30 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:02 → 00:14 | 15:36 | 139 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:02 → 01:14 | 15:53 | 144 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| London | 03:02 → 05:14 | 15:35 | 135 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Durban | 05:02 → 07:14 | 15:52 | 150 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:02 → 09:14 | 16:02 | 141 min | 16:02 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:32 → 10:44 | 16:04 | 141 min | 16:04 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:32 → 10:44 | 15:21 | 142 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:22 → 12:34 | 16:13 | 145 min | 16:13 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:02 → 15:14 | 15:53 | 151 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Suva | 15:02 → 17:14 | 16:00 | 148 min | 15:59 | 74 min | 8 Mar |