Late afternoon of Tuesday 19 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
16:03 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:28
15:3916:0316:2716:5117:1517:3918:0318:2718:51
144 of 144 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 1935
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Tue 19 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 152 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Tuesday 19 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
144 of 144 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Wednesday 20 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 145 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 11:23 on Tue 19 Mar to 13:31 on Wed 20 Mar.
1935-03-19T03:22:58Z → 1935-03-20T05:31:19Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:03–18:28 on the 19th, 16:04–18:29 on the 20th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 144 of 144 minutes on the 19th and 0 of 145 on the 20th.
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 9142 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Tuesday 19 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Baoding, 1935: Wednesday 20 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Holī 1935 falls on Wednesday 20 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Tuesday 19 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 11:23 on Tue 19 Mar to 13:31 on Wed 20 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 19th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 20 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 20 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 20 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/holi · 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.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pūrṇimā | Sāyāhna 19th | Covered | Sāyāhna 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:23 → 21:31 | 15:38 | 145 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:23 → 23:31 | 15:36 | 145 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:23 → 00:31 | 15:42 | 145 min | 15:42 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:23 → 01:31 | 15:52 | 145 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| London | 03:23 → 05:31 | 15:46 | 144 min | 15:47 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Durban | 05:23 → 07:31 | 15:43 | 146 min | 15:42 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:23 → 09:31 | 16:04 | 145 min | 16:04 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:53 → 11:01 | 16:06 | 145 min | 16:07 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:53 → 11:01 | 15:22 | 145 min | 15:22 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:43 → 12:51 | 16:11 | 145 min | 16:10 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:23 → 15:31 | 15:43 | 147 min | 15:42 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Suva | 15:23 → 17:31 | 15:53 | 146 min | 15:53 | 99 min | 20 Mar |