Ruling · Holī · 2085
Boundaryin Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sat 10 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 Saturday 10 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
141 of 141 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Sunday 11 March
Qualifies with 10 of 142 minutes. Not taken.
10 of 142 minutes covered, the first 10
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 14:11 on Sat 10 Mar to 15:57 on Sun 11 Mar.
2085-03-10T10:41:22Z → 2085-03-11T12:27:03Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:47–18:08 on the 10th, 15:47–18:09 on the 11th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 141 of 141 minutes on the 10th and 10 of 142 on the 11th.
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 599 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Saturday 10 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Tehran, 2085: Sunday 11 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Tehran, Holī 2085 falls on Sunday 11 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Saturday 10 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 14:11 on Sat 10 Mar to 15:57 on Sun 11 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 10th. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 10 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 | Sun 11 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 11 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 11 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 10th | Covered | Sāyāhna 11th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:41 → 05:27 | 15:36 | 142 min | 16:36 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Chicago | 04:41 → 07:27 | 15:32 | 140 min | 16:32 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Jersey City | 05:41 → 08:27 | 15:38 | 141 min | 16:38 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 06:41 → 08:27 | 15:53 | 144 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| London | 10:41 → 12:27 | 15:39 | 139 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Durban | 12:41 → 14:27 | 15:49 | 149 min | 15:48 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Dubai | 14:41 → 16:27 | 16:03 | 143 min | 16:03 | 24 min | 11 Mar |
| Delhi | 16:11 → 17:57 | 16:05 | 135 min | 16:05 | 112 min | 11 Mar |
| Kolkata | 16:11 → 17:57 | 15:21 | 93 min | 15:21 | 143 min | 12 Mar |
| Singapore | 18:41 → 20:27 | 16:53 | 36 min | 16:52 | 145 min | 12 Mar |
| Sydney | 21:41 → 23:27 | 16:50 | 0 min | 16:49 | 149 min | 12 Mar |
| Suva | 22:41 → 00:27 | 15:58 | 0 min | 15:57 | 147 min | 12 Mar |