Late afternoon of Sunday 22 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
15:27 sāyāhna beginssunset 17:54
15:0315:2715:5116:1516:3917:0317:2717:5118:15
147 of 147 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 1970
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Sun 22 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 336 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Sunday 22 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
147 of 147 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Monday 23 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 147 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 08:19 on Sun 22 Mar to 09:52 on Mon 23 Mar.
1970-03-22T00:18:54Z → 1970-03-23T01:52:26Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:27–17:54 on the 22nd, 15:28–17:55 on the 23rd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 147 of 147 minutes on the 22nd and 0 of 147 on the 23rd.
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 20137 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Sunday 22 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Daqing, 1970: Monday 23 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Holī 1970 falls on Monday 23 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Sunday 22 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 08:19 on Sun 22 Mar to 09:52 on Mon 23 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 22nd.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 23 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 23 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 23 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 22nd | Covered | Sāyāhna 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:19 → 17:52 | 15:40 | 133 min | 15:40 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Chicago | 18:19 → 19:52 | 15:38 | 147 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Jersey City | 19:19 → 20:52 | 15:43 | 147 min | 15:44 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 20:19 → 21:52 | 15:51 | 145 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| London | 01:19 → 02:52 | 16:49 | 147 min | 16:50 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Durban | 02:19 → 03:52 | 15:40 | 145 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Dubai | 04:19 → 05:52 | 16:05 | 146 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Delhi | 05:49 → 07:22 | 16:07 | 146 min | 16:07 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Kolkata | 05:49 → 07:22 | 15:22 | 146 min | 15:22 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Singapore | 07:49 → 09:22 | 16:20 | 145 min | 16:19 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Sydney | 10:19 → 11:52 | 15:40 | 145 min | 15:39 | 0 min | 23 Mar |
| Suva | 12:19 → 13:52 | 15:51 | 145 min | 15:50 | 0 min | 23 Mar |