Ruling · Holī · 1998
Boundaryin Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Thu 12 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 Thursday 12 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
147 of 147 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Friday 13 March
Qualifies with 38 of 147 minutes. Not taken.
38 of 147 minutes covered, the first 38
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 14:11 on Thu 12 Mar to 16:34 on Fri 13 Mar.
1998-03-12T02:10:55Z → 1998-03-13T04:34:09Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:57–18:24 on the 12th, 15:56–18:23 on the 13th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 147 of 147 minutes on the 12th and 38 of 147 on the 13th.
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 2277 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Thursday 12 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Suva, 1998: Friday 13 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Suva, Holī 1998 falls on Friday 13 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 12 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 14:11 on Thu 12 Mar to 16:34 on Fri 13 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 12th. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 38 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 | Fri 13 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 13 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 13 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 12th | Covered | Sāyāhna 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:11 → 20:34 | 15:36 | 142 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Chicago | 20:11 → 22:34 | 15:32 | 141 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Jersey City | 21:11 → 23:34 | 15:38 | 141 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 22:11 → 00:34 | 15:52 | 144 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| London | 02:11 → 04:34 | 15:40 | 139 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Durban | 04:11 → 06:34 | 15:48 | 148 min | 15:47 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Dubai | 06:11 → 08:34 | 16:03 | 143 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Delhi | 07:41 → 10:04 | 16:05 | 142 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Kolkata | 07:41 → 10:04 | 15:21 | 143 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:11 → 12:34 | 16:52 | 145 min | 16:52 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:11 → 15:34 | 16:49 | 149 min | 16:48 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Suva | 14:11 → 16:34 | 15:57 | 147 min | 15:56 | 38 min | 13 Mar |