Late afternoon of Friday 26 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
16:07 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:35
15:4316:0716:3116:5517:1917:4318:0718:3118:55
148 of 148 minutes covered
Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 1937
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 535 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Friday 26 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
148 of 148 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Saturday 27 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 149 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 05:59 on Fri 26 Mar to 07:12 on Sat 27 Mar.
1937-03-25T21:59:18Z → 1937-03-26T23:12:11Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:07–18:35 on the 26th, 16:07–18:36 on the 27th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 148 of 148 minutes on the 26th and 0 of 149 on the 27th.
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 32098 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 1937: Friday 26 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 1937 falls on Friday 26 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 05:59 on Fri 26 Mar to 07:12 on Sat 27 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 26 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 26 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 26 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 25th | Covered | Sāyāhna 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:59 → 15:12 | 15:41 | 148 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 25 Mar |
| Chicago | 15:59 → 17:12 | 15:40 | 129 min | 15:40 | 92 min | 25 Mar |
| Jersey City | 16:59 → 18:12 | 15:45 | 74 min | 15:45 | 147 min | 26 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 17:59 → 19:12 | 15:51 | 17 min | 15:51 | 146 min | 26 Mar |
| London | 21:59 → 23:12 | 15:51 | 0 min | 15:52 | 150 min | 26 Mar |
| Durban | 23:59 → 01:12 | 15:38 | 0 min | 15:37 | 143 min | 26 Mar |
| Dubai | 01:59 → 03:12 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:05 | 147 min | 26 Mar |
| Delhi | 03:29 → 04:42 | 16:08 | 0 min | 16:08 | 147 min | 26 Mar |
| Kolkata | 03:29 → 04:42 | 15:23 | 0 min | 15:23 | 147 min | 26 Mar |
| Singapore | 05:19 → 06:32 | 16:09 | 0 min | 16:08 | 145 min | 26 Mar |
| Sydney | 07:59 → 09:12 | 15:37 | 0 min | 15:36 | 143 min | 26 Mar |
| Suva | 09:59 → 11:12 | 15:49 | 0 min | 15:49 | 144 min | 26 Mar |