Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 1996
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both late afternoons qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Monday 4 March
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
122 of 137 minutes covered, the last 122
Late afternoon of Tuesday 5 March
Qualifies with 86 of 138 minutes. Not taken.
86 of 138 minutes covered, the first 86
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:11 on Mon 4 Mar to 17:23 on Tue 5 Mar.
1996-03-04T08:11:19Z → 1996-03-05T09:22:42Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:56–18:14 on the 4th, 15:57–18:15 on the 5th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 122 of 137 minutes on the 4th and 86 of 138 on the 5th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both late afternoons qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 903 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 1996: Monday 4 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 1996 falls on Monday 4 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:11 on Mon 4 Mar to 17:23 on Tue 5 Mar and covers 122 of 137 minutes of sāyāhna that late afternoon. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 86 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 4 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 4 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 4 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
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/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 4th | Covered | Sāyāhna 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:11 → 01:23 | 15:33 | 139 min | 15:34 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Chicago | 02:11 → 03:23 | 15:28 | 137 min | 15:28 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Jersey City | 03:11 → 04:23 | 15:34 | 137 min | 15:35 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 04:11 → 05:23 | 15:53 | 143 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| London | 08:11 → 09:23 | 15:33 | 133 min | 15:34 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Durban | 10:11 → 11:23 | 15:54 | 151 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Dubai | 12:11 → 13:23 | 16:02 | 141 min | 16:02 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Delhi | 13:41 → 14:53 | 16:03 | 140 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Kolkata | 13:41 → 14:53 | 15:20 | 141 min | 15:20 | 0 min | 4 Mar |
| Singapore | 16:11 → 17:23 | 16:54 | 145 min | 16:54 | 29 min | 4 Mar |
| Sydney | 19:11 → 20:23 | 16:55 | 16 min | 16:54 | 152 min | 5 Mar |
| Suva | 20:11 → 21:23 | 16:01 | 0 min | 16:00 | 148 min | 5 Mar |