Late afternoon of Thursday 13 March
Qualifies with 76 of 147 minutes. Not taken.
15:56 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:23
Pūrṇimā begins 17:06:23
15:3215:5616:2016:4417:0817:3217:5618:2018:44
76 of 147 minutes covered, the last 76
Ruling · Holī · 2025
Boundaryin Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Fri 14 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 13 March
Qualifies with 76 of 147 minutes. Not taken.
76 of 147 minutes covered, the last 76
Late afternoon of Friday 14 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
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 17:06 on Thu 13 Mar to 18:55 on Fri 14 Mar.
2025-03-13T05:06:23Z → 2025-03-14T06:54:39Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:56–18:23 on the 13th, 15:55–18:22 on the 14th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 76 of 147 minutes on the 13th and 147 of 147 on the 14th.
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 1964 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Friday 14 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Suva, 2025: Saturday 15 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Suva, Holī 2025 falls on Saturday 15 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Friday 14 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 17:06 on Thu 13 Mar to 18:55 on Fri 14 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 14th. It also reaches the previous late afternoon for 76 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 | Sat 15 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 15 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 15 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 13th | Covered | Sāyāhna 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:06 → 23:55 | 16:37 | 143 min | 16:37 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Chicago | 00:06 → 01:55 | 16:33 | 142 min | 16:34 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Jersey City | 01:06 → 02:55 | 16:39 | 142 min | 16:39 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 01:06 → 02:55 | 15:52 | 144 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| London | 05:06 → 06:55 | 15:41 | 141 min | 15:42 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Durban | 07:06 → 08:55 | 15:47 | 148 min | 15:46 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Dubai | 09:06 → 10:55 | 16:03 | 143 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Delhi | 10:36 → 12:25 | 16:05 | 143 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Kolkata | 10:36 → 12:25 | 15:21 | 143 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Singapore | 13:06 → 14:55 | 16:52 | 145 min | 16:51 | 0 min | 14 Mar |
| Sydney | 16:06 → 17:55 | 16:47 | 149 min | 16:46 | 68 min | 14 Mar |
| Suva | 17:06 → 18:55 | 15:56 | 76 min | 15:55 | 147 min | 15 Mar |