Ruling · Holī · 1951
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Thu 22 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 14 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Thursday 22 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
146 of 146 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Friday 23 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 146 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 15:37 on Thu 22 Mar to 14:20 on Fri 23 Mar.
1951-03-22T12:06:44Z → 1951-03-23T10:49:47Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:51–18:17 on the 22nd, 15:51–18:17 on the 23rd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 146 of 146 minutes on the 22nd and 0 of 146 on the 23rd.
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 837 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Thursday 22 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Tehran, 1951: Friday 23 March.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Holī 1951 falls on Friday 23 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 22 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 15:37 on Thu 22 Mar to 14:20 on Fri 23 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 22nd.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 23 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 23 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 23 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 22nd | Covered | Sāyāhna 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:07 → 02:50 | 15:39 | 146 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Chicago | 06:07 → 04:50 | 15:38 | 146 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Jersey City | 07:07 → 05:50 | 15:43 | 146 min | 15:44 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 08:07 → 06:50 | 15:51 | 145 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| London | 12:07 → 10:50 | 15:48 | 147 min | 15:49 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Durban | 14:07 → 12:50 | 15:40 | 145 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Dubai | 16:07 → 14:50 | 16:05 | 143 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Delhi | 17:37 → 16:20 | 16:07 | 56 min | 16:07 | 13 min | 23 Mar |
| Kolkata | 17:37 → 16:20 | 15:22 | 11 min | 15:22 | 57 min | 24 Mar |
| Singapore | 19:37 → 18:20 | 16:20 | 0 min | 16:19 | 120 min | 24 Mar |
| Sydney | 22:07 → 20:50 | 15:40 | 0 min | 15:39 | 145 min | 24 Mar |
| Suva | 00:07 → 22:50 | 15:51 | 0 min | 15:51 | 145 min | 24 Mar |