Ruling · Holī · 2023
Boundaryin Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Mon 6 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 Monday 6 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer. Holī is the day after.
134 of 141 minutes covered, the last 134
Late afternoon of Tuesday 7 March
Qualifies with 120 of 142 minutes. Not taken.
120 of 142 minutes covered, the first 120
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:18 on Mon 6 Mar to 18:10 on Tue 7 Mar.
2023-03-06T10:47:49Z → 2023-03-07T12:40:22Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:10–18:32 on the 6th, 16:11–18:32 on the 7th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 134 of 141 minutes on the 6th and 120 of 142 on the 7th.
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 440 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Monday 6 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Ujjain, 2023: Tuesday 7 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Ujjain, Holī 2023 falls on Tuesday 7 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Monday 6 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:18 on Mon 6 Mar to 18:10 on Tue 7 Mar and covers 134 of 141 minutes of sāyāhna on the 6th. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 120 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested. Rashtriya Panchang recorded 8 March (Principal festivals, 2022-23).
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 7 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 7 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 7 Mar |
| Rashtriya Panchang | Principal festivals, 2022-23 | Wed 8 Mar |
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/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 6th | Covered | Sāyāhna 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:48 → 04:40 | 15:34 | 139 min | 15:34 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Chicago | 04:48 → 06:40 | 15:29 | 138 min | 15:29 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Jersey City | 05:48 → 07:40 | 15:35 | 138 min | 15:35 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 06:48 → 08:40 | 15:53 | 144 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| London | 10:48 → 12:40 | 15:34 | 135 min | 15:35 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Durban | 12:48 → 14:40 | 15:53 | 151 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Dubai | 14:48 → 16:40 | 16:02 | 141 min | 16:02 | 38 min | 7 Mar |
| Delhi | 16:18 → 18:10 | 16:03 | 126 min | 16:03 | 127 min | 8 Mar |
| Kolkata | 16:18 → 18:10 | 15:20 | 84 min | 15:20 | 142 min | 8 Mar |
| Singapore | 18:48 → 20:40 | 16:53 | 31 min | 16:53 | 145 min | 8 Mar |
| Sydney | 21:48 → 23:40 | 16:54 | 0 min | 16:53 | 151 min | 8 Mar |
| Suva | 22:48 → 00:40 | 16:00 | 0 min | 16:00 | 148 min | 8 Mar |