Late afternoon of Monday 1 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
15:36 sāyāhna beginssunset 17:56
15:1215:3616:0016:2416:4817:1217:3618:0018:24
140 of 140 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 2094
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Mon 1 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 299 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Monday 1 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
140 of 140 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Tuesday 2 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 140 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 08:20 on Mon 1 Mar to 10:37 on Tue 2 Mar.
2094-03-01T05:19:44Z → 2094-03-02T07:36:36Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:36–17:56 on the 1st, 15:36–17:56 on the 2nd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 140 of 140 minutes on the 1st and 0 of 140 on the 2nd.
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 17957 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Monday 1 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Riyadh, 2094: Tuesday 2 March.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Holī 2094 falls on Tuesday 2 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Monday 1 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 08:20 on Mon 1 Mar to 10:37 on Tue 2 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 1st.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 2 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 2 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 2 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 1st | Covered | Sāyāhna 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:20 → 23:37 | 15:32 | 138 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Chicago | 23:20 → 01:37 | 15:26 | 135 min | 15:27 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Jersey City | 00:20 → 02:37 | 15:32 | 136 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 01:20 → 03:37 | 15:53 | 143 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| London | 05:20 → 07:37 | 15:30 | 131 min | 15:31 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Durban | 07:20 → 09:37 | 15:56 | 152 min | 15:56 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Dubai | 09:20 → 11:37 | 16:01 | 140 min | 16:01 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Delhi | 10:50 → 13:07 | 16:02 | 139 min | 16:02 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Kolkata | 10:50 → 13:07 | 15:20 | 140 min | 15:20 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Singapore | 13:20 → 15:37 | 16:55 | 145 min | 16:54 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Sydney | 16:20 → 18:37 | 16:58 | 154 min | 16:57 | 100 min | 2 Mar |
| Suva | 17:20 → 19:37 | 16:03 | 72 min | 16:02 | 149 min | 3 Mar |