Late afternoon of Saturday 8 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
15:58 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:17
15:3415:5816:2216:4617:1017:3417:5818:2218:46
139 of 139 minutes covered
Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 2031
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 209 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 8 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
139 of 139 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Sunday 9 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 140 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 12:25 on Sat 8 Mar to 12:30 on Sun 9 Mar.
2031-03-08T04:25:23Z → 2031-03-09T04:29:40Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:58–18:17 on the 8th, 15:59–18:18 on the 9th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 139 of 139 minutes on the 8th and 0 of 140 on the 9th.
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 12535 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 2031: Saturday 8 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 2031 falls on Saturday 8 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 12:25 on Sat 8 Mar to 12:30 on Sun 9 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 8 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 8 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 8 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 8th | Covered | Sāyāhna 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:25 → 20:30 | 15:35 | 140 min | 16:35 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:25 → 22:30 | 15:30 | 139 min | 16:31 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:25 → 23:30 | 15:36 | 139 min | 16:37 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 00:25 → 00:30 | 15:53 | 144 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| London | 04:25 → 04:30 | 15:36 | 136 min | 15:37 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Durban | 06:25 → 06:30 | 15:51 | 150 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Dubai | 08:25 → 08:30 | 16:02 | 142 min | 16:02 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Delhi | 09:55 → 10:00 | 16:04 | 141 min | 16:04 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Kolkata | 09:55 → 10:00 | 15:21 | 142 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Singapore | 12:25 → 12:30 | 16:53 | 145 min | 16:53 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Sydney | 15:25 → 15:30 | 16:52 | 151 min | 16:51 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Suva | 16:25 → 16:30 | 15:59 | 122 min | 15:58 | 31 min | 8 Mar |