Ruling · Holī · 1903
Boundaryin Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Thu 12 Mar. A threshold is only 4 min 17 s away. 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. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
8 of 141 minutes covered, the last 8
Late afternoon of Friday 13 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 142 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 17:55 on Thu 12 Mar to 15:38 on Fri 13 Mar.
1903-03-12T14:30:08Z → 1903-03-13T12:12:46Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:42–18:03 on the 12th, 15:42–18:04 on the 13th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 8 of 141 minutes on the 12th and 0 of 142 on the 13th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 257 s < 300 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, Tehran, 1903: Friday 13 March.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Tehran, Holī 1903 falls on Friday 13 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 12 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 17:55 on Thu 12 Mar to 15:38 on Fri 13 Mar and covers 8 of 141 minutes of sāyāhna on the 12th. It is 4 min 17 s from a threshold: 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 Tehran. | ||
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 | 06:30 → 04:13 | 15:36 | 142 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Chicago | 08:30 → 06:13 | 15:32 | 141 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Jersey City | 09:30 → 07:13 | 15:38 | 141 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 10:30 → 08:13 | 15:53 | 144 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| London | 14:30 → 12:13 | 15:39 | 139 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Durban | 16:30 → 14:13 | 15:49 | 108 min | 15:48 | 0 min | 13 Mar |
| Dubai | 18:11 → 15:54 | 15:44 | 0 min | 15:44 | 10 min | 14 Mar |
| Delhi | 19:51 → 17:34 | 15:56 | 0 min | 15:56 | 98 min | 14 Mar |
| Kolkata | 19:51 → 17:34 | 15:12 | 0 min | 15:12 | 141 min | 14 Mar |
| Singapore | 21:25 → 19:08 | 15:47 | 0 min | 15:47 | 145 min | 14 Mar |
| Sydney | 00:30 → 22:13 | 15:50 | 0 min | 15:49 | 149 min | 14 Mar |
| Suva | 02:25 → 00:08 | 15:52 | 0 min | 15:52 | 147 min | 14 Mar |