Late afternoon of Sunday 27 March
Qualifies with 104 of 149 minutes. Not taken.
16:08 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:37
Pūrṇimā begins 16:52:50
15:4416:0816:3216:5617:2017:4418:0818:3218:56
104 of 149 minutes covered, the last 104
Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 2078
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 Sunday 27 March
Qualifies with 104 of 149 minutes. Not taken.
104 of 149 minutes covered, the last 104
Late afternoon of Monday 28 March
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
150 of 150 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 16:53 on Sun 27 Mar to 19:06 on Mon 28 Mar.
2078-03-27T08:52:51Z → 2078-03-28T11:05:33Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:08–18:37 on the 27th, 16:08–18:38 on the 28th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 104 of 149 minutes on the 27th and 150 of 150 on the 28th.
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 1668 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 2078: Monday 28 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 2078 falls on Monday 28 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 16:53 on Sun 27 Mar to 19:06 on Mon 28 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon. It also reaches the previous late afternoon for 104 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 | Mon 28 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 28 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 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 27th | Covered | Sāyāhna 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:53 → 04:06 | 16:42 | 149 min | 16:42 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Chicago | 03:53 → 06:06 | 16:41 | 150 min | 16:42 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Jersey City | 04:53 → 07:06 | 16:47 | 150 min | 16:47 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 04:53 → 07:06 | 15:51 | 146 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| London | 09:53 → 12:06 | 16:54 | 152 min | 16:55 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Durban | 10:53 → 13:06 | 15:35 | 143 min | 15:34 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Dubai | 12:53 → 15:06 | 16:06 | 147 min | 16:06 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Delhi | 14:23 → 16:36 | 16:09 | 148 min | 16:09 | 27 min | 27 Mar |
| Kolkata | 14:23 → 16:36 | 15:23 | 147 min | 15:23 | 73 min | 27 Mar |
| Singapore | 16:53 → 19:06 | 16:48 | 141 min | 16:48 | 138 min | 27 Mar |
| Sydney | 19:53 → 22:06 | 16:34 | 0 min | 16:33 | 142 min | 28 Mar |
| Suva | 20:53 → 23:06 | 15:48 | 0 min | 15:47 | 144 min | 28 Mar |