Ruling · Holī · 1967
Boundaryin Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sat 25 Mar. Pūrṇimā reaches sāyāhna on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 25 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Pūrṇimā reaches neither late afternoon; this is the day it falls on. Holī is the day after.
0 of 145 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Sunday 26 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 144 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 19:09 on Sat 25 Mar to 15:21 on Sun 26 Mar.
1967-03-25T07:09:08Z → 1967-03-26T03:20:46Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:49–18:14 on the 25th, 15:49–18:13 on the 26th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 0 of 145 minutes on the 25th and 0 of 144 on the 26th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Neither late afternoon qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: unstated → tithi-day · margin 1675 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Saturday 25 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Suva, 1967: Sunday 26 March.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Suva, Holī 1967 falls on Sunday 26 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Saturday 25 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 19:09 on Sat 25 Mar to 15:21 on Sun 26 Mar, and reaches sāyāhna on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 26 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 26 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 26 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 25th | Covered | Sāyāhna 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:09 → 19:21 | 15:40 | 147 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Chicago | 01:09 → 21:21 | 15:39 | 148 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Jersey City | 02:09 → 22:21 | 15:45 | 148 min | 15:45 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 03:09 → 23:21 | 15:51 | 146 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| London | 08:09 → 04:21 | 16:51 | 149 min | 16:52 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Durban | 09:09 → 05:21 | 15:38 | 144 min | 15:37 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Dubai | 11:09 → 07:21 | 16:05 | 147 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Delhi | 12:39 → 08:51 | 16:08 | 147 min | 16:08 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Kolkata | 12:39 → 08:51 | 15:23 | 146 min | 15:23 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Singapore | 14:39 → 10:51 | 16:19 | 145 min | 16:19 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Sydney | 17:09 → 13:21 | 15:37 | 52 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Suva | 19:09 → 15:21 | 15:49 | 0 min | 15:49 | 0 min | 26 Mar |