Late afternoon of Saturday 6 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
15:16 sāyāhna beginssunset 17:31
14:5215:1615:4016:0416:2816:5217:1617:4018:04
136 of 136 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 1909
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sat 6 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 261 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 6 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
136 of 136 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Sunday 7 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 136 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 08:28 on Sat 6 Mar to 10:56 on Sun 7 Mar.
1909-03-06T00:27:54Z → 1909-03-07T02:55:32Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:16–17:31 on the 6th, 15:16–17:33 on the 7th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 136 of 136 minutes on the 6th and 0 of 136 on the 7th.
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 15650 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Saturday 6 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Daqing, 1909: Sunday 7 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Holī 1909 falls on Sunday 7 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Saturday 6 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 08:28 on Sat 6 Mar to 10:56 on Sun 7 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 6th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 7 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 7 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 7 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/holi · 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.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pūrṇimā | Sāyāhna 6th | Covered | Sāyāhna 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:28 → 18:56 | 15:34 | 139 min | 15:34 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Chicago | 18:28 → 20:56 | 15:29 | 137 min | 15:29 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Jersey City | 19:28 → 21:56 | 15:35 | 138 min | 15:35 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 20:28 → 22:56 | 15:53 | 144 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| London | 00:28 → 02:56 | 15:34 | 134 min | 15:35 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Durban | 02:28 → 04:56 | 15:53 | 151 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Dubai | 04:09 → 06:37 | 15:43 | 141 min | 15:43 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Delhi | 05:58 → 08:26 | 16:03 | 140 min | 16:04 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Kolkata | 05:58 → 08:26 | 15:20 | 141 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Singapore | 07:28 → 09:56 | 15:54 | 145 min | 15:54 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Sydney | 10:28 → 12:56 | 15:54 | 152 min | 15:54 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Suva | 12:23 → 14:51 | 15:55 | 148 min | 15:55 | 0 min | 7 Mar |