Late afternoon of Tuesday 24 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
16:06 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:33
15:4216:0616:3016:5417:1817:4218:0618:3018:54
147 of 147 minutes covered
Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 1959
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 547 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Tuesday 24 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
147 of 147 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Wednesday 25 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 148 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 06:59 on Tue 24 Mar to 04:02 on Wed 25 Mar.
1959-03-23T22:58:34Z → 1959-03-24T20:02:25Z
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 147 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 32822 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 1959: Tuesday 24 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 1959 falls on Tuesday 24 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 06:59 on Tue 24 Mar to 04:02 on Wed 25 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 24 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 24 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 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 23rd | Covered | Sāyāhna 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:59 → 12:02 | 15:40 | 147 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Chicago | 16:59 → 14:02 | 15:38 | 67 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Jersey City | 17:59 → 15:02 | 15:44 | 12 min | 15:44 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 18:59 → 16:02 | 15:51 | 0 min | 15:51 | 11 min | 24 Mar |
| London | 22:59 → 20:02 | 15:49 | 0 min | 15:50 | 148 min | 24 Mar |
| Durban | 00:59 → 22:02 | 15:40 | 0 min | 15:39 | 144 min | 24 Mar |
| Dubai | 02:59 → 00:02 | 16:05 | 0 min | 16:05 | 146 min | 24 Mar |
| Delhi | 04:29 → 01:32 | 16:07 | 0 min | 16:07 | 146 min | 24 Mar |
| Kolkata | 04:29 → 01:32 | 15:22 | 0 min | 15:22 | 146 min | 24 Mar |
| Singapore | 06:29 → 03:32 | 16:19 | 0 min | 16:19 | 145 min | 24 Mar |
| Sydney | 08:59 → 06:02 | 15:39 | 0 min | 15:38 | 144 min | 24 Mar |
| Suva | 10:59 → 08:02 | 15:51 | 0 min | 15:50 | 145 min | 24 Mar |