Late afternoon of Saturday 9 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
15:58 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:18
15:3415:5816:2216:4617:1017:3417:5818:2218:46
139 of 139 minutes covered
Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 1963
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 10 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 9 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
139 of 139 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Sunday 10 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 140 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 14:09 on Sat 9 Mar to 15:49 on Sun 10 Mar.
1963-03-09T06:09:02Z → 1963-03-10T07:48:34Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:58–18:18 on the 9th, 15:59–18:19 on the 10th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 139 of 139 minutes on the 9th and 0 of 140 on the 10th.
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 620 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 1963: Saturday 9 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 1963 falls on Saturday 9 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 14:09 on Sat 9 Mar to 15:49 on Sun 10 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 9 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 9 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 9 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 9th | Covered | Sāyāhna 10th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:09 → 23:49 | 15:35 | 141 min | 15:35 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Chicago | 00:09 → 01:49 | 15:30 | 139 min | 15:31 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Jersey City | 01:09 → 02:49 | 15:36 | 139 min | 15:37 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 02:09 → 03:49 | 15:53 | 144 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| London | 06:09 → 07:49 | 15:37 | 137 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Durban | 08:09 → 09:49 | 15:51 | 150 min | 15:50 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Dubai | 10:09 → 11:49 | 16:02 | 142 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Delhi | 11:39 → 13:19 | 16:04 | 141 min | 16:04 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Kolkata | 11:39 → 13:19 | 15:21 | 142 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Singapore | 13:39 → 15:19 | 16:23 | 145 min | 16:23 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Sydney | 16:09 → 17:49 | 15:52 | 133 min | 15:51 | 118 min | 9 Mar |
| Suva | 18:09 → 19:49 | 15:59 | 18 min | 15:58 | 148 min | 10 Mar |