Late afternoon of Thursday 16 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
16:02 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:25
15:3816:0216:2616:5017:1417:3818:0218:2618:50
143 of 143 minutes covered
Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 1995
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 300 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Thursday 16 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
143 of 143 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Friday 17 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 144 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 11:02 on Thu 16 Mar to 09:26 on Fri 17 Mar.
1995-03-16T03:01:34Z → 1995-03-17T01:25:37Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:02–18:25 on the 16th, 16:02–18:26 on the 17th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 143 of 143 minutes on the 16th and 0 of 144 on the 17th.
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 18023 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 1995: Thursday 16 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 1995 falls on Thursday 16 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 11:02 on Thu 16 Mar to 09:26 on Fri 17 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 16 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 16 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 16 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 16th | Covered | Sāyāhna 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:02 → 17:26 | 15:37 | 108 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:02 → 19:26 | 15:34 | 143 min | 15:35 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:02 → 20:26 | 15:40 | 143 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:02 → 21:26 | 15:52 | 145 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| London | 03:02 → 01:26 | 15:43 | 142 min | 15:44 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Durban | 05:02 → 03:26 | 15:45 | 147 min | 15:44 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:02 → 05:26 | 16:04 | 144 min | 16:04 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:32 → 06:56 | 16:06 | 144 min | 16:06 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:32 → 06:56 | 15:22 | 144 min | 15:22 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Singapore | 11:02 → 09:26 | 16:51 | 145 min | 16:51 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:02 → 11:26 | 15:45 | 148 min | 15:44 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Suva | 15:02 → 13:26 | 15:55 | 146 min | 15:54 | 0 min | 16 Mar |