Late afternoon of Tuesday 20 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
16:04 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:29
15:4016:0416:2816:5217:1617:4018:0418:2818:52
145 of 145 minutes covered
Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 1962
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 8 min 56 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Tuesday 20 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
145 of 145 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Wednesday 21 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 146 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 13:23 on Tue 20 Mar to 15:55 on Wed 21 Mar.
1962-03-20T05:23:01Z → 1962-03-21T07:55:24Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:04–18:29 on the 20th, 16:04–18:30 on the 21st.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 145 of 145 minutes on the 20th and 0 of 146 on the 21st.
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 536 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 1962: Tuesday 20 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 1962 falls on Tuesday 20 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 13:23 on Tue 20 Mar to 15:55 on Wed 21 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 20 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 20 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 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/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 20th | Covered | Sāyāhna 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:23 → 23:55 | 15:39 | 145 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Chicago | 23:23 → 01:55 | 15:37 | 145 min | 15:37 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Jersey City | 00:23 → 02:55 | 15:42 | 145 min | 15:43 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 01:23 → 03:55 | 15:52 | 145 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| London | 05:23 → 07:55 | 15:47 | 146 min | 15:48 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Durban | 07:23 → 09:55 | 15:42 | 146 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Dubai | 09:23 → 11:55 | 16:04 | 145 min | 16:04 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Delhi | 10:53 → 13:25 | 16:07 | 145 min | 16:07 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Kolkata | 10:53 → 13:25 | 15:22 | 145 min | 15:22 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Singapore | 12:53 → 15:25 | 16:20 | 145 min | 16:20 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Sydney | 15:23 → 17:55 | 15:42 | 146 min | 15:41 | 135 min | 20 Mar |
| Suva | 17:23 → 19:55 | 15:52 | 55 min | 15:52 | 145 min | 21 Mar |