Late afternoon of Tuesday 22 March
Qualifies with 49 of 147 minutes. Not taken.
16:05 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:32
Pūrṇimā begins 17:42:49
15:4116:0516:2916:5317:1717:4118:0518:2918:53
49 of 147 minutes covered, the last 49
Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 2016
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 Tuesday 22 March
Qualifies with 49 of 147 minutes. Not taken.
49 of 147 minutes covered, the last 49
Late afternoon of Wednesday 23 March
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
147 of 147 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 17:43 on Tue 22 Mar to 20:01 on Wed 23 Mar.
2016-03-22T09:42:50Z → 2016-03-23T12:00:50Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:05–18:32 on the 22nd, 16:06–18:33 on the 23rd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 49 of 147 minutes on the 22nd and 147 of 147 on the 23rd.
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 2937 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 2016: Wednesday 23 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 2016 falls on Wednesday 23 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 17:43 on Tue 22 Mar to 20:01 on Wed 23 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon. It also reaches the previous late afternoon for 49 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 | Wed 23 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 23 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 23 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 22nd | Covered | Sāyāhna 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:43 → 05:01 | 16:40 | 147 min | 16:40 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Chicago | 04:43 → 07:01 | 16:38 | 147 min | 16:39 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Jersey City | 05:43 → 08:01 | 16:44 | 147 min | 16:44 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 05:43 → 08:01 | 15:51 | 146 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| London | 09:43 → 12:01 | 15:49 | 148 min | 15:50 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Durban | 11:43 → 14:01 | 15:39 | 145 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Dubai | 13:43 → 16:01 | 16:05 | 146 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Delhi | 15:13 → 17:31 | 16:07 | 146 min | 16:07 | 83 min | 22 Mar |
| Kolkata | 15:13 → 17:31 | 15:22 | 146 min | 15:22 | 128 min | 22 Mar |
| Singapore | 17:43 → 20:01 | 16:49 | 92 min | 16:49 | 145 min | 23 Mar |
| Sydney | 20:43 → 23:01 | 16:39 | 0 min | 16:38 | 144 min | 23 Mar |
| Suva | 21:43 → 00:01 | 15:50 | 0 min | 15:50 | 145 min | 23 Mar |