Late afternoon of Saturday 6 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
15:57 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:16
15:3315:5716:2116:4517:0917:3317:5718:2118:45
138 of 138 minutes covered
Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 2004
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 472 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 6 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
138 of 138 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Sunday 7 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 139 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 08:06 on Sat 6 Mar to 07:14 on Sun 7 Mar.
2004-03-06T00:05:43Z → 2004-03-06T23:14:16Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:57–18:16 on the 6th, 15:58–18:17 on the 7th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 138 of 138 minutes on the 6th and 0 of 139 on the 7th.
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 28297 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 2004: Saturday 6 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 2004 falls on Saturday 6 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 08:06 on Sat 6 Mar to 07:14 on Sun 7 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 6 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 6 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 6 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 6th | Covered | Sāyāhna 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:06 → 15:14 | 15:34 | 0 min | 15:34 | 0 min | 5 Mar |
| Chicago | 18:06 → 17:14 | 15:29 | 105 min | 15:30 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| Jersey City | 19:06 → 18:14 | 15:35 | 138 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 20:06 → 19:14 | 15:53 | 144 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| London | 00:06 → 23:14 | 15:35 | 135 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| Durban | 02:06 → 01:14 | 15:53 | 150 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| Dubai | 04:06 → 03:14 | 16:02 | 141 min | 16:02 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| Delhi | 05:36 → 04:44 | 16:03 | 141 min | 16:04 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| Kolkata | 05:36 → 04:44 | 15:20 | 142 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| Singapore | 08:06 → 07:14 | 16:53 | 145 min | 16:53 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| Sydney | 11:06 → 10:14 | 16:53 | 152 min | 16:53 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| Suva | 12:06 → 11:14 | 16:00 | 148 min | 15:59 | 0 min | 6 Mar |