Late afternoon of Wednesday 3 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
15:56 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:13
Pūrṇimā begins 17:34:30
15:3215:5616:2016:4417:0817:3217:5618:2018:44
38 of 137 minutes covered, the last 38
Ruling · Holikā Dahana · 2083
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 20 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Wednesday 3 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
38 of 137 minutes covered, the last 38
Late afternoon of Thursday 4 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 137 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 17:35 on Wed 3 Mar to 15:36 on Thu 4 Mar.
2083-03-03T09:34:30Z → 2083-03-04T07:35:57Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:56–18:13 on the 3rd, 15:56–18:14 on the 4th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 38 of 137 minutes on the 3rd and 0 of 137 on the 4th.
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 1222 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 2083: Wednesday 3 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 2083 falls on Wednesday 3 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 17:35 on Wed 3 Mar to 15:36 on Thu 4 Mar and covers 38 of 137 minutes of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 3 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 3 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 3 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 3rd | Covered | Sāyāhna 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:35 → 23:36 | 15:33 | 138 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Chicago | 03:35 → 01:36 | 15:27 | 136 min | 15:28 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Jersey City | 04:35 → 02:36 | 15:33 | 137 min | 15:34 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 05:35 → 03:36 | 15:53 | 143 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| London | 09:35 → 07:36 | 15:32 | 133 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Durban | 11:35 → 09:36 | 15:55 | 152 min | 15:54 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Dubai | 13:35 → 11:36 | 16:01 | 140 min | 16:02 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Delhi | 15:05 → 13:06 | 16:03 | 140 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Kolkata | 15:05 → 13:06 | 15:20 | 141 min | 15:20 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Singapore | 17:35 → 15:36 | 16:54 | 105 min | 16:54 | 0 min | 3 Mar |
| Sydney | 20:35 → 18:36 | 16:56 | 0 min | 16:55 | 101 min | 4 Mar |
| Suva | 21:35 → 19:36 | 16:02 | 0 min | 16:01 | 149 min | 4 Mar |