Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 1960
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both late afternoons qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 12 March
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
88 of 141 minutes covered, the last 88
Late afternoon of Sunday 13 March
Qualifies with 25 of 142 minutes. Not taken.
25 of 142 minutes covered, the first 25
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:54 on Sat 12 Mar to 16:26 on Sun 13 Mar.
1960-03-12T08:53:56Z → 1960-03-13T08:25:48Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:00–18:22 on the 12th, 16:01–18:23 on the 13th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 88 of 141 minutes on the 12th and 25 of 142 on the 13th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both late afternoons qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 1501 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 1960: Saturday 12 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 1960 falls on Saturday 12 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:54 on Sat 12 Mar to 16:26 on Sun 13 Mar and covers 88 of 141 minutes of sāyāhna that late afternoon. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 25 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 12 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 12 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 12 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 12th | Covered | Sāyāhna 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:54 → 00:26 | 15:36 | 142 min | 15:37 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Chicago | 02:54 → 02:26 | 15:32 | 141 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Jersey City | 03:54 → 03:26 | 15:38 | 141 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 04:54 → 04:26 | 15:52 | 144 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| London | 08:54 → 08:26 | 15:40 | 140 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Durban | 10:54 → 10:26 | 15:48 | 148 min | 15:47 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Dubai | 12:54 → 12:26 | 16:03 | 143 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Delhi | 14:24 → 13:56 | 16:05 | 143 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Kolkata | 14:24 → 13:56 | 15:21 | 143 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Singapore | 16:24 → 15:56 | 16:22 | 143 min | 16:22 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Sydney | 18:54 → 18:26 | 15:48 | 0 min | 15:48 | 149 min | 13 Mar |
| Suva | 20:54 → 20:26 | 15:57 | 0 min | 15:56 | 147 min | 13 Mar |