Thursday 28 March

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 05:41 on Wed 27 Mar to 05:30 on Thu 28 Mar.

   2097-03-26T21:41:19Z → 2097-03-27T21:30:22Z

2. 02

   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′

3. 03

   Rule

   Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 149 of 149 minutes on the 27th and 0 of 150 on the 28th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105

4. 04

   Tie-break

   Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: unstated → only-day · margin 37599 s

5. 05

   Counted

   Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Wednesday 27 March is the day taken above.

   follows: holika-dahana + 1 d

6. 06

   Ruling

   Holī, Baoding, 2097: Thursday 28 March.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Baoding, Holī 2097 falls on Thursday 28 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Wednesday 27 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 05:41 on Wed 27 Mar to 05:30 on Thu 28 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 27th.

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