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Holi 2012 in Watari, Miyagi, Japan Sunrise 05:56, Fri 9 Mar

Festival · times in JST

When is Holi 2012 in Watari?

Friday 9 March

Chaitra Krishna Pratipada (purnimanta) · Phalguna Krishna Pratipada (amanta)

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Fri 9 Mar in Watari

Why is Holi on Fri 9 Mar in Watari?

Holi is on Fri 9 Mar: Pratipada holds sunrise that day.

Sunrise at 05:58 is Purnima; Pratipada begins at 18:39.

Pratipada at sunrise, 05:56. Pratipada: 18:39 Thu to 15:36.

One row per day, on one clock (UTC+9). Band: the tithi. Line: Sunrise. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.

Holi follows the tithi at sunrise. Pratipada runs from 18:39 on Thu 8 Mar to 15:36 on Fri 9 Mar, so it holds sunrise only on Fri 9 Mar, at 05:56.

The rule

Chaitra Krishna Pratipada (purnimanta) · Phalguna Krishna Pratipada (amanta)

Holi follows the tithi at sunrise.

Smarta
the day Pratipada holds at sunrise; over two sunrises, the first; with none, the day it is current (Nirnayasindhu).
Vaishnava
the Smarta day.