Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 2058
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 Saturday 9 March
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
140 of 140 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Sunday 10 March
Qualifies with 54 of 140 minutes. Not taken.
54 of 140 minutes covered, the first 54
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 15:54 on Sat 9 Mar to 16:53 on Sun 10 Mar.
2058-03-09T07:54:29Z → 2058-03-10T08:53:00Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:59–18:19 on the 9th, 15:59–18:20 on the 10th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 140 of 140 minutes on the 9th and 54 of 140 on the 10th.
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 261 s < 300 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 2058: Saturday 9 March.
confidence: boundary (margin, tie-break-unstated)
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 2058 falls on Saturday 9 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 15:54 on Sat 9 Mar to 16:53 on Sun 10 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 54 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested. It is 4 min 21 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 9 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 9 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 9 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 9th | Covered | Sāyāhna 10th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:54 → 00:53 | 15:35 | 141 min | 16:35 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Chicago | 01:54 → 03:53 | 15:31 | 140 min | 16:31 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Jersey City | 02:54 → 04:53 | 15:37 | 140 min | 16:37 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 03:54 → 04:53 | 15:53 | 144 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| London | 07:54 → 08:53 | 15:37 | 137 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Durban | 09:54 → 10:53 | 15:50 | 149 min | 15:49 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Dubai | 11:54 → 12:53 | 16:03 | 142 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Delhi | 13:24 → 14:23 | 16:04 | 142 min | 16:04 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Kolkata | 13:24 → 14:23 | 15:21 | 142 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Singapore | 15:54 → 16:53 | 16:53 | 145 min | 16:53 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Sydney | 18:54 → 19:53 | 16:51 | 27 min | 16:50 | 150 min | 10 Mar |
| Suva | 19:54 → 20:53 | 15:58 | 0 min | 15:58 | 147 min | 10 Mar |