Late afternoon of Saturday 11 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
16:00 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:20
15:3616:0016:2416:4817:1217:3618:0018:2418:48
141 of 141 minutes covered
Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 1933
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 229 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 11 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
141 of 141 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Sunday 12 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 141 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 12:11 on Sat 11 Mar to 10:46 on Sun 12 Mar.
1933-03-11T04:11:04Z → 1933-03-12T02:45:36Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:00–18:20 on the 11th, 16:00–18:21 on the 12th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 141 of 141 minutes on the 11th and 0 of 141 on the 12th.
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 13710 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 1933: Saturday 11 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 1933 falls on Saturday 11 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 12:11 on Sat 11 Mar to 10:46 on Sun 12 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 11 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 11 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 11 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 11th | Covered | Sāyāhna 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:11 → 18:46 | 15:36 | 142 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:11 → 20:46 | 15:32 | 140 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:11 → 21:46 | 15:38 | 141 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 00:11 → 22:46 | 15:53 | 144 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| London | 04:11 → 02:46 | 15:39 | 138 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Durban | 06:11 → 04:46 | 15:49 | 149 min | 15:48 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Dubai | 08:11 → 06:46 | 16:03 | 142 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Delhi | 09:41 → 08:16 | 16:05 | 142 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Kolkata | 09:41 → 08:16 | 15:21 | 143 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Singapore | 11:31 → 10:06 | 16:13 | 145 min | 16:12 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Sydney | 14:11 → 12:46 | 15:50 | 150 min | 15:49 | 0 min | 11 Mar |
| Suva | 16:11 → 14:46 | 15:58 | 134 min | 15:57 | 0 min | 11 Mar |