Late afternoon of Sunday 24 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
16:06 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:33
Pūrṇimā begins 16:25:19
15:4216:0616:3016:5417:1817:4218:0618:3018:54
128 of 147 minutes covered, the last 128
Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 1929
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 20 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Sunday 24 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
128 of 147 minutes covered, the last 128
Late afternoon of Monday 25 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 148 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:25 on Sun 24 Mar to 15:46 on Mon 25 Mar.
1929-03-24T08:25:20Z → 1929-03-25T07:46:09Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:06–18:33 on the 24th, 16:06–18:34 on the 25th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 128 of 147 minutes on the 24th and 0 of 148 on the 25th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 1176 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 1929: Sunday 24 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 1929 falls on Sunday 24 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:25 on Sun 24 Mar to 15:46 on Mon 25 Mar and covers 128 of 147 minutes of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 24 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 24 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 24 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
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 24th | Covered | Sāyāhna 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:25 → 23:46 | 15:40 | 147 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 24 Mar |
| Chicago | 02:25 → 01:46 | 15:39 | 148 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 24 Mar |
| Jersey City | 03:25 → 02:46 | 15:44 | 148 min | 15:45 | 0 min | 24 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 04:25 → 03:46 | 15:51 | 146 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 24 Mar |
| London | 08:25 → 07:46 | 15:50 | 149 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 24 Mar |
| Durban | 10:25 → 09:46 | 15:38 | 144 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 24 Mar |
| Dubai | 12:25 → 11:46 | 16:05 | 146 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 24 Mar |
| Delhi | 13:55 → 13:16 | 16:08 | 146 min | 16:08 | 0 min | 24 Mar |
| Kolkata | 13:55 → 13:16 | 15:22 | 146 min | 15:23 | 0 min | 24 Mar |
| Singapore | 15:25 → 14:46 | 15:49 | 145 min | 15:49 | 0 min | 24 Mar |
| Sydney | 18:25 → 17:46 | 15:38 | 0 min | 15:37 | 129 min | 25 Mar |
| Suva | 20:25 → 19:46 | 15:50 | 0 min | 15:49 | 144 min | 25 Mar |