Late afternoon of Friday 28 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
16:08 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:37
15:4416:0816:3216:5617:2017:4418:0818:3218:56
149 of 149 minutes covered
Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 2059
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 260 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Friday 28 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
149 of 149 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Saturday 29 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 150 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 09:46 on Fri 28 Mar to 11:48 on Sat 29 Mar.
2059-03-28T01:46:03Z → 2059-03-29T03:48:11Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:08–18:37 on the 28th, 16:08–18:38 on the 29th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 149 of 149 minutes on the 28th and 0 of 150 on the 29th.
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 15607 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 2059: Friday 28 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 2059 falls on Friday 28 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 09:46 on Fri 28 Mar to 11:48 on Sat 29 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 28 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 28 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 28 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 28th | Covered | Sāyāhna 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:46 → 20:48 | 16:42 | 149 min | 16:42 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Chicago | 20:46 → 22:48 | 16:41 | 150 min | 16:42 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Jersey City | 21:46 → 23:48 | 16:47 | 150 min | 16:47 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 21:46 → 23:48 | 15:51 | 146 min | 15:50 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| London | 01:46 → 03:48 | 15:55 | 152 min | 15:55 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Durban | 03:46 → 05:48 | 15:35 | 143 min | 15:34 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Dubai | 05:46 → 07:48 | 16:06 | 148 min | 16:06 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Delhi | 07:16 → 09:18 | 16:09 | 148 min | 16:09 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Kolkata | 07:16 → 09:18 | 15:23 | 147 min | 15:23 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Singapore | 09:46 → 11:48 | 16:48 | 145 min | 16:48 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Sydney | 12:46 → 14:48 | 16:34 | 142 min | 16:33 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Suva | 13:46 → 15:48 | 15:47 | 144 min | 15:46 | 2 min | 28 Mar |