Ruling · Holī · 2043
Boundaryin Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Tue 24 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 Tuesday 24 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
140 of 146 minutes covered, the last 140
Late afternoon of Wednesday 25 March
Qualifies with 107 of 147 minutes. Not taken.
107 of 147 minutes covered, the first 107
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 15:46 on Tue 24 Mar to 17:26 on Wed 25 Mar.
2043-03-24T12:45:47Z → 2043-03-25T14:26:22Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:39–18:06 on the 24th, 15:39–18:06 on the 25th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 140 of 146 minutes on the 24th and 107 of 147 on the 25th.
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 391 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Tuesday 24 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Riyadh, 2043: Wednesday 25 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Riyadh, Holī 2043 falls on Wednesday 25 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Tuesday 24 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 15:46 on Tue 24 Mar to 17:26 on Wed 25 Mar and covers 140 of 146 minutes of sāyāhna on the 24th. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 107 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 | Wed 25 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 25 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 25 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 24th | Covered | Sāyāhna 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:46 → 07:26 | 16:40 | 147 min | 16:41 | 0 min | 25 Mar |
| Chicago | 07:46 → 09:26 | 16:39 | 148 min | 16:40 | 0 min | 25 Mar |
| Jersey City | 08:46 → 10:26 | 16:45 | 148 min | 16:45 | 0 min | 25 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 08:46 → 10:26 | 15:51 | 146 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 25 Mar |
| London | 12:46 → 14:26 | 15:51 | 149 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 25 Mar |
| Durban | 14:46 → 16:26 | 15:38 | 144 min | 15:37 | 49 min | 25 Mar |
| Dubai | 16:46 → 18:26 | 16:05 | 106 min | 16:05 | 141 min | 26 Mar |
| Delhi | 18:16 → 19:56 | 16:08 | 18 min | 16:08 | 147 min | 26 Mar |
| Kolkata | 18:16 → 19:56 | 15:22 | 0 min | 15:23 | 147 min | 26 Mar |
| Singapore | 20:46 → 22:26 | 16:49 | 0 min | 16:49 | 145 min | 26 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:46 → 01:26 | 16:37 | 0 min | 16:37 | 144 min | 26 Mar |
| Suva | 00:46 → 02:26 | 15:50 | 0 min | 15:49 | 144 min | 26 Mar |