Late afternoon of Sunday 16 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
15:38 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:03
15:1415:3816:0216:2616:5017:1417:3818:0218:26
144 of 144 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 2098
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sun 16 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 131 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Sunday 16 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
144 of 144 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Monday 17 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 145 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 13:27 on Sun 16 Mar to 10:45 on Mon 17 Mar.
2098-03-16T10:27:26Z → 2098-03-17T07:44:51Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:38–18:03 on the 16th, 15:39–18:03 on the 17th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 144 of 144 minutes on the 16th and 0 of 145 on the 17th.
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 7863 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Sunday 16 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Riyadh, 2098: Monday 17 March.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Holī 2098 falls on Monday 17 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Sunday 16 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 13:27 on Sun 16 Mar to 10:45 on Mon 17 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 16th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 17 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 17 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 17 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 16th | Covered | Sāyāhna 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:27 → 00:45 | 16:38 | 144 min | 16:38 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Chicago | 05:27 → 02:45 | 16:35 | 144 min | 16:36 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Jersey City | 06:27 → 03:45 | 16:41 | 144 min | 16:42 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 06:27 → 03:45 | 15:52 | 145 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| London | 10:27 → 07:45 | 15:44 | 143 min | 15:45 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Durban | 12:27 → 09:45 | 15:45 | 147 min | 15:44 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Dubai | 14:27 → 11:45 | 16:04 | 144 min | 16:04 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Delhi | 15:57 → 13:15 | 16:06 | 144 min | 16:06 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Kolkata | 15:57 → 13:15 | 15:22 | 109 min | 15:22 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Singapore | 18:27 → 15:45 | 16:51 | 49 min | 16:51 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Sydney | 21:27 → 18:45 | 16:45 | 0 min | 16:44 | 121 min | 18 Mar |
| Suva | 22:27 → 19:45 | 15:54 | 0 min | 15:54 | 146 min | 18 Mar |