Ruling · Holī · 1936
Boundaryin Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sat 7 Mar. Both late afternoons qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 7 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
148 of 148 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Sunday 8 March
Qualifies with 74 of 148 minutes. Not taken.
74 of 148 minutes covered, the first 74
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 15:02 on Sat 7 Mar to 17:14 on Sun 8 Mar.
1936-03-07T03:01:41Z → 1936-03-08T05:13:31Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:00–18:28 on the 7th, 15:59–18:27 on the 8th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 148 of 148 minutes on the 7th and 74 of 148 on the 8th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both late afternoons qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 3480 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Saturday 7 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Suva, 1936: Sunday 8 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Suva, Holī 1936 falls on Sunday 8 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Saturday 7 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 15:02 on Sat 7 Mar to 17:14 on Sun 8 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 7th. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 74 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 8 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 8 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 8 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Suva. | ||
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 7th | Covered | Sāyāhna 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:02 → 21:14 | 15:34 | 140 min | 15:35 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:02 → 00:14 | 16:29 | 138 min | 16:30 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:02 → 00:14 | 15:36 | 139 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:02 → 01:14 | 15:53 | 144 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| London | 03:02 → 05:14 | 15:35 | 135 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Durban | 05:02 → 07:14 | 15:52 | 150 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:02 → 09:14 | 16:02 | 141 min | 16:02 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:32 → 10:44 | 16:04 | 141 min | 16:04 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:32 → 10:44 | 15:21 | 142 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:22 → 12:34 | 16:13 | 145 min | 16:13 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:02 → 15:14 | 15:53 | 151 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Suva | 15:02 → 17:14 | 16:00 | 148 min | 15:59 | 74 min | 8 Mar |