Late afternoon of Monday 2 March
Qualifies with 34 of 140 minutes. Not taken.
16:10 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:30
Pūrṇimā begins 17:56:08
15:4616:1016:3416:5817:2217:4618:1018:3418:58
34 of 140 minutes covered, the last 34
Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 2026
Boundaryin Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. 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 2 March
Qualifies with 34 of 140 minutes. Not taken.
34 of 140 minutes covered, the last 34
Late afternoon of Tuesday 3 March
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
58 of 141 minutes covered, the first 58
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 17:56 on Mon 2 Mar to 17:08 on Tue 3 Mar.
2026-03-02T12:26:09Z → 2026-03-03T11:37:54Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:10–18:30 on the 2nd, 16:10–18:31 on the 3rd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 34 of 140 minutes on the 2nd and 58 of 141 on the 3rd.
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 2044 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Ujjain, 2026: Tuesday 3 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Ujjain, Holikā Dahana 2026 falls on Tuesday 3 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 17:56 on Mon 2 Mar to 17:08 on Tue 3 Mar and covers 58 of 141 minutes of sāyāhna that late afternoon. It also reaches the previous late afternoon for 34 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 | Tue 3 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 3 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 3 Mar |
| Rashtriya Panchang | Principal festivals, 2025-26 | Tue 3 Mar |
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/holika-dahana · 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. The hour the row gives for the rite ("it should be observed on second half of purnima at night") is not tested: sāyāhna alone settles the day.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pūrṇimā | Sāyāhna 2nd | Covered | Sāyāhna 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:26 → 03:38 | 15:32 | 138 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Chicago | 06:26 → 05:38 | 15:26 | 136 min | 15:27 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Jersey City | 07:26 → 06:38 | 15:33 | 136 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 08:26 → 07:38 | 15:53 | 143 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| London | 12:26 → 11:38 | 15:30 | 132 min | 15:31 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Durban | 14:26 → 13:38 | 15:56 | 152 min | 15:55 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Dubai | 16:26 → 15:38 | 16:01 | 115 min | 16:01 | 0 min | 2 Mar |
| Delhi | 17:56 → 17:08 | 16:02 | 25 min | 16:02 | 66 min | 3 Mar |
| Kolkata | 17:56 → 17:08 | 15:20 | 0 min | 15:20 | 108 min | 3 Mar |
| Singapore | 20:26 → 19:38 | 16:54 | 0 min | 16:54 | 145 min | 3 Mar |
| Sydney | 23:26 → 22:38 | 16:57 | 0 min | 16:56 | 153 min | 3 Mar |
| Suva | 00:26 → 23:38 | 16:02 | 0 min | 16:02 | 149 min | 3 Mar |