Late afternoon of Thursday 12 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
16:00 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:21
15:3616:0016:2416:4817:1217:3618:0018:2418:48
141 of 141 minutes covered
Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 1998
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 206 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Thursday 12 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
141 of 141 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Friday 13 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 142 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 10:11 on Thu 12 Mar to 12:34 on Fri 13 Mar.
1998-03-12T02:10:55Z → 1998-03-13T04:34:09Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:00–18:21 on the 12th, 16:01–18:22 on the 13th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 141 of 141 minutes on the 12th and 0 of 142 on the 13th.
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 12387 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 1998: Thursday 12 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 1998 falls on Thursday 12 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 10:11 on Thu 12 Mar to 12:34 on Fri 13 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 12 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 12 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 12 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 12th | Covered | Sāyāhna 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:11 → 20:34 | 15:36 | 142 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Chicago | 20:11 → 22:34 | 15:32 | 141 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Jersey City | 21:11 → 23:34 | 15:38 | 141 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 22:11 → 00:34 | 15:52 | 144 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| London | 02:11 → 04:34 | 15:40 | 139 min | 15:41 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Durban | 04:11 → 06:34 | 15:48 | 148 min | 15:47 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Dubai | 06:11 → 08:34 | 16:03 | 143 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Delhi | 07:41 → 10:04 | 16:05 | 142 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Kolkata | 07:41 → 10:04 | 15:21 | 143 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:11 → 12:34 | 16:52 | 145 min | 16:52 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:11 → 15:34 | 16:49 | 149 min | 16:48 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Suva | 14:11 → 16:34 | 15:57 | 147 min | 15:56 | 38 min | 12 Mar |