Ruling · Holī · 2046
Boundaryin Thāne, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Wed 21 Mar. A threshold is only 4 min 43 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Wednesday 21 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
5 of 145 minutes covered, the last 5
Late afternoon of Thursday 22 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 146 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 18:44 on Wed 21 Mar to 14:57 on Thu 22 Mar.
2046-03-21T13:14:28Z → 2046-03-22T09:27:02Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:24–18:49 on the 21st, 16:24–18:49 on the 22nd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 5 of 145 minutes on the 21st and 0 of 146 on the 22nd.
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 283 s < 300 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Wednesday 21 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Thāne, 2046: Thursday 22 March.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Thāne, Holī 2046 falls on Thursday 22 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Wednesday 21 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 18:44 on Wed 21 Mar to 14:57 on Thu 22 Mar and covers 5 of 145 minutes of sāyāhna on the 21st. It is 4 min 43 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 22 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 22 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 22 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Thāne. | ||
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 21st | Covered | Sāyāhna 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:14 → 02:27 | 16:39 | 146 min | 16:40 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Chicago | 08:14 → 04:27 | 16:38 | 146 min | 16:38 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Jersey City | 09:14 → 05:27 | 16:43 | 146 min | 16:44 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 09:14 → 05:27 | 15:51 | 145 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| London | 13:14 → 09:27 | 15:48 | 147 min | 15:49 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Durban | 15:14 → 11:27 | 15:40 | 145 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Dubai | 17:14 → 13:27 | 16:05 | 76 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Delhi | 18:44 → 14:57 | 16:07 | 0 min | 16:07 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Kolkata | 18:44 → 14:57 | 15:22 | 0 min | 15:22 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Singapore | 21:14 → 17:27 | 16:50 | 0 min | 16:49 | 38 min | 23 Mar |
| Sydney | 00:14 → 20:27 | 16:40 | 0 min | 16:39 | 145 min | 23 Mar |
| Suva | 01:14 → 21:27 | 15:51 | 0 min | 15:51 | 145 min | 23 Mar |