Monday 14 March

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 23:39 on Sat 12 Mar to 22:41 on Sun 13 Mar.

   2044-03-12T20:38:56Z → 2044-03-13T19:41:15Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:38–18:01 on the 12th, 15:38–18:01 on the 13th.

   sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′

3. 03

   Rule

   Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 0 of 143 minutes on the 12th and 143 of 143 on the 13th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105

4. 04

   Tie-break

   Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: unstated → only-day · margin 16802 s

5. 05

   Counted

   Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Sunday 13 March is the day taken above.

   follows: holika-dahana + 1 d

6. 06

   Ruling

   Holī, Riyadh, 2044: Monday 14 March.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Riyadh, Holī 2044 falls on Monday 14 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Sunday 13 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:39 on Sat 12 Mar to 22:41 on Sun 13 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 13th.

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