Ruling · Holī · 1920
Boundaryin Toronto, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Wed 3 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 Wednesday 3 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
37 of 135 minutes covered, the last 37
Late afternoon of Thursday 4 March
Qualifies with 19 of 136 minutes. Not taken.
19 of 136 minutes covered, the first 19
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 17:31 on Wed 3 Mar to 16:12 on Thu 4 Mar.
1920-03-03T22:31:24Z → 1920-03-04T21:12:12Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:53–18:08 on the 3rd, 15:54–18:10 on the 4th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 37 of 135 minutes on the 3rd and 19 of 136 on the 4th.
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 1111 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Wednesday 3 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Toronto, 1920: Thursday 4 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Toronto, Holī 1920 falls on Thursday 4 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Wednesday 3 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 17:31 on Wed 3 Mar to 16:12 on Thu 4 Mar and covers 37 of 135 minutes of sāyāhna on the 3rd. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 19 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 | Thu 4 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 4 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 4 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Toronto. | ||
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 | 14:31 → 13:12 | 15:33 | 138 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Chicago | 16:31 → 15:12 | 15:27 | 72 min | 15:28 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Jersey City | 17:31 → 16:12 | 15:33 | 18 min | 15:34 | 38 min | 5 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 18:31 → 17:12 | 15:53 | 0 min | 15:53 | 79 min | 5 Mar |
| London | 22:31 → 21:12 | 15:31 | 0 min | 15:32 | 133 min | 5 Mar |
| Durban | 00:31 → 23:12 | 15:55 | 0 min | 15:55 | 151 min | 5 Mar |
| Dubai | 02:31 → 01:12 | 16:01 | 0 min | 16:02 | 140 min | 5 Mar |
| Delhi | 04:01 → 02:42 | 16:02 | 0 min | 16:03 | 140 min | 5 Mar |
| Kolkata | 04:01 → 02:42 | 15:20 | 0 min | 15:20 | 141 min | 5 Mar |
| Singapore | 05:31 → 04:12 | 15:54 | 0 min | 15:54 | 145 min | 5 Mar |
| Sydney | 08:31 → 07:12 | 15:57 | 0 min | 15:56 | 153 min | 5 Mar |
| Suva | 10:31 → 09:12 | 16:02 | 0 min | 16:01 | 149 min | 5 Mar |