Late afternoon of Tuesday 21 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
15:39 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:04
15:1515:3916:0316:2716:5117:1517:3918:0318:27
146 of 146 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 1989
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Tue 21 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 161 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Tuesday 21 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
146 of 146 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Wednesday 22 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 146 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 10:22 on Tue 21 Mar to 12:58 on Wed 22 Mar.
1989-03-21T07:21:56Z → 1989-03-22T09:57:56Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:39–18:04 on the 21st, 15:39–18:05 on the 22nd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 146 of 146 minutes on the 21st and 0 of 146 on the 22nd.
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 9663 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Tuesday 21 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Riyadh, 1989: Wednesday 22 March.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Holī 1989 falls on Wednesday 22 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Tuesday 21 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 10:22 on Tue 21 Mar to 12:58 on Wed 22 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 21st.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 22 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 22 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 22 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 21st | Covered | Sāyāhna 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:22 → 01:58 | 15:39 | 146 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Chicago | 01:22 → 03:58 | 15:37 | 146 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Jersey City | 02:22 → 04:58 | 15:43 | 146 min | 15:44 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 03:22 → 05:58 | 15:51 | 145 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| London | 07:22 → 09:58 | 15:48 | 147 min | 15:49 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Durban | 09:22 → 11:58 | 15:41 | 145 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Dubai | 11:22 → 13:58 | 16:05 | 146 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Delhi | 12:52 → 15:28 | 16:07 | 146 min | 16:07 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Kolkata | 12:52 → 15:28 | 15:22 | 145 min | 15:22 | 6 min | 22 Mar |
| Singapore | 15:22 → 17:58 | 16:50 | 145 min | 16:49 | 68 min | 22 Mar |
| Sydney | 17:22 → 19:58 | 15:40 | 44 min | 15:39 | 145 min | 23 Mar |
| Suva | 19:22 → 21:58 | 15:51 | 0 min | 15:51 | 145 min | 23 Mar |