Late afternoon of Wednesday 27 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 · 2097
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 627 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Wednesday 27 March
Taken. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches.
149 of 149 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Thursday 28 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 150 minutes covered
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
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 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
Tie-break
Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 37599 s
Ruling
Holikā Dahana, Baoding, 2097: Wednesday 27 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Holikā Dahana 2097 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 that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 27 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 27 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 27 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 26th | Covered | Sāyāhna 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:41 → 14:30 | 16:42 | 148 min | 16:42 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Chicago | 16:41 → 16:30 | 16:41 | 149 min | 16:42 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Jersey City | 17:41 → 17:30 | 16:46 | 94 min | 16:47 | 43 min | 26 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 17:41 → 17:30 | 15:51 | 36 min | 15:51 | 100 min | 27 Mar |
| London | 21:41 → 21:30 | 15:54 | 0 min | 15:55 | 152 min | 27 Mar |
| Durban | 23:41 → 23:30 | 15:36 | 0 min | 15:35 | 143 min | 27 Mar |
| Dubai | 01:41 → 01:30 | 16:06 | 0 min | 16:06 | 148 min | 27 Mar |
| Delhi | 03:11 → 03:00 | 16:09 | 0 min | 16:09 | 148 min | 27 Mar |
| Kolkata | 03:11 → 03:00 | 15:23 | 0 min | 15:23 | 147 min | 27 Mar |
| Singapore | 05:41 → 05:30 | 16:48 | 0 min | 16:48 | 145 min | 27 Mar |
| Sydney | 08:41 → 08:30 | 16:35 | 0 min | 16:34 | 142 min | 27 Mar |
| Suva | 09:41 → 09:30 | 15:48 | 0 min | 15:47 | 144 min | 27 Mar |