Ruling · Holī · 1931
Boundaryin Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Tue 3 Mar. A threshold is only 4 min 07 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Tuesday 3 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
4 of 137 minutes covered, the last 4
Late afternoon of Wednesday 4 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 138 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 17:51 on Tue 3 Mar to 14:01 on Wed 4 Mar.
1931-03-03T14:25:55Z → 1931-03-04T10:35:56Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:38–17:55 on the 3rd, 15:38–17:56 on the 4th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 4 of 137 minutes on the 3rd and 0 of 138 on the 4th.
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 247 s < 300 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Tuesday 3 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Tehran, 1931: Wednesday 4 March.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Tehran, Holī 1931 falls on Wednesday 4 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Tuesday 3 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 17:51 on Tue 3 Mar to 14:01 on Wed 4 Mar and covers 4 of 137 minutes of sāyāhna on the 3rd. It is 4 min 07 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 4 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 4 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 4 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 3rd | Covered | Sāyāhna 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:26 → 02:36 | 15:32 | 138 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Chicago | 08:26 → 04:36 | 15:27 | 136 min | 15:27 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Jersey City | 09:26 → 05:36 | 15:33 | 136 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 10:26 → 06:36 | 15:53 | 143 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| London | 14:26 → 10:36 | 15:31 | 132 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Durban | 16:26 → 12:36 | 15:56 | 122 min | 15:55 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Dubai | 18:26 → 14:36 | 16:01 | 0 min | 16:01 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Delhi | 19:56 → 16:06 | 16:02 | 0 min | 16:03 | 3 min | 5 Mar |
| Kolkata | 19:56 → 16:06 | 15:20 | 0 min | 15:20 | 46 min | 5 Mar |
| Singapore | 21:26 → 17:36 | 15:54 | 0 min | 15:54 | 102 min | 5 Mar |
| Sydney | 00:26 → 20:36 | 15:57 | 0 min | 15:56 | 153 min | 5 Mar |
| Suva | 02:26 → 22:36 | 16:02 | 0 min | 16:02 | 149 min | 5 Mar |