Late afternoon of Sunday 18 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
16:03 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:27
15:3916:0316:2716:5117:1517:3918:0318:2718:51
144 of 144 minutes covered
Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 1973
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 485 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Sunday 18 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
144 of 144 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Monday 19 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 145 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 07:58 on Sun 18 Mar to 07:33 on Mon 19 Mar.
1973-03-17T23:58:12Z → 1973-03-18T23:33:24Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:03–18:27 on the 18th, 16:04–18:28 on the 19th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 144 of 144 minutes on the 18th and 0 of 145 on the 19th.
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 29093 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 1973: Sunday 18 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 1973 falls on Sunday 18 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 07:58 on Sun 18 Mar to 07:33 on Mon 19 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 18 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 18 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 18 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 17th | Covered | Sāyāhna 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:58 → 15:33 | 15:38 | 124 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Chicago | 17:58 → 17:33 | 15:35 | 1 min | 15:36 | 118 min | 18 Mar |
| Jersey City | 18:58 → 18:33 | 15:41 | 0 min | 15:41 | 145 min | 18 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 19:58 → 19:33 | 15:52 | 0 min | 15:52 | 145 min | 18 Mar |
| London | 23:58 → 00:33 | 15:45 | 0 min | 16:45 | 144 min | 18 Mar |
| Durban | 01:58 → 01:33 | 15:44 | 0 min | 15:43 | 146 min | 18 Mar |
| Dubai | 03:58 → 03:33 | 16:04 | 0 min | 16:04 | 145 min | 18 Mar |
| Delhi | 05:28 → 05:03 | 16:06 | 0 min | 16:06 | 145 min | 18 Mar |
| Kolkata | 05:28 → 05:03 | 15:22 | 0 min | 15:22 | 145 min | 18 Mar |
| Singapore | 07:28 → 07:03 | 16:21 | 0 min | 16:21 | 145 min | 18 Mar |
| Sydney | 09:58 → 09:33 | 15:44 | 0 min | 15:43 | 147 min | 18 Mar |
| Suva | 11:58 → 11:33 | 15:54 | 0 min | 15:53 | 146 min | 18 Mar |