Late afternoon of Sunday 1 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
15:38 sāyāhna beginssunset 17:56
15:1415:3816:0216:2616:5017:1417:3818:0218:26
138 of 138 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 2037
Determinatein Shaoxing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sun 1 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 201 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Sunday 1 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
138 of 138 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Monday 2 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 139 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 12:17 on Sun 1 Mar to 08:28 on Mon 2 Mar.
2037-03-01T04:16:49Z → 2037-03-02T00:28:13Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:38–17:56 on the 1st, 15:38–17:57 on the 2nd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 138 of 138 minutes on the 1st and 0 of 139 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 12067 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Sunday 1 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Shaoxing, 2037: Monday 2 March.
confidence: determinate
In Shaoxing, Holī 2037 falls on Monday 2 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Sunday 1 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 12:17 on Sun 1 Mar to 08:28 on Mon 2 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 1st.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 2 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 2 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 2 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 1st | Covered | Sāyāhna 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:17 → 16:28 | 15:32 | 56 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:17 → 18:28 | 15:26 | 135 min | 15:27 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:17 → 19:28 | 15:32 | 136 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 00:17 → 20:28 | 15:53 | 143 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| London | 04:17 → 00:28 | 15:30 | 131 min | 15:31 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Durban | 06:17 → 02:28 | 15:56 | 152 min | 15:56 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Dubai | 08:17 → 04:28 | 16:01 | 140 min | 16:01 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Delhi | 09:47 → 05:58 | 16:02 | 139 min | 16:02 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Kolkata | 09:47 → 05:58 | 15:20 | 140 min | 15:20 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Singapore | 12:17 → 08:28 | 16:54 | 145 min | 16:54 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Sydney | 15:17 → 11:28 | 16:58 | 154 min | 16:57 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Suva | 16:17 → 12:28 | 16:02 | 135 min | 16:02 | 0 min | 2 Mar |