Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 1926
Boundaryin Baoding, 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 Sunday 28 March
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
131 of 149 minutes covered, the last 131
Late afternoon of Monday 29 March
Qualifies with 112 of 150 minutes. Not taken.
112 of 150 minutes covered, the first 112
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:26 on Sun 28 Mar to 18:00 on Mon 29 Mar.
1926-03-28T08:25:43Z → 1926-03-29T10:00:05Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:07–18:36 on the 28th, 16:08–18:37 on the 29th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 131 of 149 minutes on the 28th and 112 of 150 on the 29th.
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 1095 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 1926: Sunday 28 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 1926 falls on Sunday 28 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:26 on Sun 28 Mar to 18:00 on Mon 29 Mar and covers 131 of 149 minutes of sāyāhna that late afternoon. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 112 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 | Sun 28 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 28 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 28 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
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/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 28th | Covered | Sāyāhna 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:26 → 02:00 | 15:41 | 149 min | 15:42 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Chicago | 02:26 → 04:00 | 15:41 | 150 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Jersey City | 03:26 → 05:00 | 15:46 | 150 min | 15:47 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 04:26 → 06:00 | 15:51 | 146 min | 15:50 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| London | 08:26 → 10:00 | 15:54 | 152 min | 15:55 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Durban | 10:26 → 12:00 | 15:35 | 143 min | 15:34 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Dubai | 12:26 → 14:00 | 16:05 | 147 min | 16:06 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Delhi | 13:56 → 15:30 | 16:08 | 148 min | 16:09 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Kolkata | 13:56 → 15:30 | 15:23 | 147 min | 15:23 | 7 min | 28 Mar |
| Singapore | 15:26 → 17:00 | 15:48 | 145 min | 15:48 | 72 min | 28 Mar |
| Sydney | 18:26 → 20:00 | 15:34 | 0 min | 15:33 | 142 min | 29 Mar |
| Suva | 20:26 → 22:00 | 15:48 | 0 min | 15:47 | 144 min | 29 Mar |