Late afternoon of Thursday 18 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
15:39 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:03
15:1515:3916:0316:2716:5117:1517:3918:0318:27
145 of 145 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 2049
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Thu 18 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 15 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Thursday 18 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
145 of 145 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Friday 19 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 145 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 15:11 on Thu 18 Mar to 15:23 on Fri 19 Mar.
2049-03-18T12:10:33Z → 2049-03-19T12:23:23Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:39–18:03 on the 18th, 15:39–18:04 on the 19th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 145 of 145 minutes on the 18th and 0 of 145 on the 19th.
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 916 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Thursday 18 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Riyadh, 2049: Friday 19 March.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Holī 2049 falls on Friday 19 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 18 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 15:11 on Thu 18 Mar to 15:23 on Fri 19 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 18th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 19 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 19 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 19 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 18th | Covered | Sāyāhna 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:11 → 05:23 | 16:38 | 145 min | 16:39 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| Chicago | 07:11 → 07:23 | 16:36 | 145 min | 16:37 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| Jersey City | 08:11 → 08:23 | 16:42 | 145 min | 16:42 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 08:11 → 08:23 | 15:52 | 145 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| London | 12:11 → 12:23 | 15:46 | 145 min | 15:47 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| Durban | 14:11 → 14:23 | 15:43 | 146 min | 15:42 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| Dubai | 16:11 → 16:23 | 16:04 | 138 min | 16:04 | 19 min | 19 Mar |
| Delhi | 17:41 → 17:53 | 16:06 | 51 min | 16:07 | 107 min | 20 Mar |
| Kolkata | 17:41 → 17:53 | 15:22 | 6 min | 15:22 | 145 min | 20 Mar |
| Singapore | 20:11 → 20:23 | 16:50 | 0 min | 16:50 | 145 min | 20 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:11 → 23:23 | 16:43 | 0 min | 16:42 | 146 min | 20 Mar |
| Suva | 00:11 → 00:23 | 15:53 | 0 min | 15:52 | 146 min | 20 Mar |