Late afternoon of Monday 28 February
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
15:53 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:08
15:2915:5316:1716:4117:0517:2917:5318:1718:41
135 of 135 minutes covered
Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 1972
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 282 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Monday 28 February
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
135 of 135 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Tuesday 29 February
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 135 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 10:09 on Mon 28 Feb to 11:12 on Tue 29 Feb.
1972-02-28T02:09:00Z → 1972-02-29T03:11:55Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:53–18:08 on the 28th, 15:54–18:09 on the 29th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 135 of 135 minutes on the 28th and 0 of 135 on the 29th.
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 16925 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 1972: Monday 28 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 1972 falls on Monday 28 February. Pūrṇimā runs from 10:09 on Mon 28 Feb to 11:12 on Tue 29 Feb and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 28 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 28 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 28 Feb |
| 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 28th | Covered | Sāyāhna 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:09 → 19:12 | 15:31 | 137 min | 15:31 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Chicago | 20:09 → 21:12 | 15:25 | 134 min | 15:25 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Jersey City | 21:09 → 22:12 | 15:31 | 134 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 22:09 → 23:12 | 15:53 | 143 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| London | 02:09 → 03:12 | 15:28 | 129 min | 15:29 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Durban | 04:09 → 05:12 | 15:58 | 153 min | 15:57 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Dubai | 06:09 → 07:12 | 16:00 | 139 min | 16:01 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Delhi | 07:39 → 08:42 | 16:01 | 138 min | 16:02 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Kolkata | 07:39 → 08:42 | 15:19 | 140 min | 15:19 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Singapore | 09:39 → 10:42 | 16:25 | 145 min | 16:25 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Sydney | 12:09 → 13:12 | 16:00 | 155 min | 15:59 | 0 min | 28 Feb |
| Suva | 14:09 → 15:12 | 16:04 | 150 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 28 Feb |