Ruling · Holī · 2025
Boundaryin Sydney, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Thu 13 Mar. Both late afternoons qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
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33°52′ S 151°12′ E · Australia/Sydney · GeoNames 2147714
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Thursday 13 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
149 of 149 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Friday 14 March
Qualifies with 68 of 148 minutes. Not taken.
68 of 148 minutes covered, the first 68
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:06 on Thu 13 Mar to 17:55 on Fri 14 Mar.
2025-03-13T05:06:23Z → 2025-03-14T06:54:39Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:47–19:16 on the 13th, 16:46–19:14 on the 14th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 149 of 149 minutes on the 13th and 68 of 148 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 2451 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Thursday 13 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Sydney, 2025: Friday 14 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Sydney, Holī 2025 falls on Friday 14 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 13 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:06 on Thu 13 Mar to 17:55 on Fri 14 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 13th. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 68 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 14 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 14 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 14 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Sydney. | ||
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 |