Late afternoon of Thursday 11 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
15:41 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:03
15:1715:4116:0516:2916:5317:1717:4118:0518:29
142 of 142 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 1971
Determinatein Shaoxing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Thu 11 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 308 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Thursday 11 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
142 of 142 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Friday 12 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 142 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 07:55 on Thu 11 Mar to 10:34 on Fri 12 Mar.
1971-03-10T23:55:29Z → 1971-03-12T02:33:34Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:41–18:03 on the 11th, 15:41–18:03 on the 12th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 142 of 142 minutes on the 11th and 0 of 142 on the 12th.
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 18452 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Thursday 11 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Shaoxing, 1971: Friday 12 March.
confidence: determinate
In Shaoxing, Holī 1971 falls on Friday 12 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 11 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 07:55 on Thu 11 Mar to 10:34 on Fri 12 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 11th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 12 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 12 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 12 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Shaoxing. | ||
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 10th | Covered | Sāyāhna 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:55 → 18:34 | 15:35 | 121 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Chicago | 17:55 → 20:34 | 15:31 | 0 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Jersey City | 18:55 → 21:34 | 15:37 | 0 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 19:55 → 22:34 | 15:53 | 0 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| London | 00:55 → 03:34 | 16:38 | 0 min | 16:39 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Durban | 01:55 → 04:34 | 15:50 | 0 min | 15:49 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Dubai | 03:55 → 06:34 | 16:03 | 0 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Delhi | 05:25 → 08:04 | 16:04 | 0 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Kolkata | 05:25 → 08:04 | 15:21 | 0 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Singapore | 07:25 → 10:04 | 16:23 | 0 min | 16:22 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Sydney | 09:55 → 12:34 | 15:51 | 0 min | 15:49 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Suva | 11:55 → 14:34 | 15:58 | 0 min | 15:57 | 0 min | 12 Mar |