Late afternoon of Thursday 8 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
15:18 sāyāhna beginssunset 17:37
14:5415:1815:4216:0616:3016:5417:1817:4218:06
138 of 138 minutes covered
Ruling · Holī · 2096
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Kept the day after Holikā Dahana, Thu 8 Mar. Clear of every threshold by 340 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Thursday 8 March
Taken for Holikā Dahana. The only late afternoon Pūrṇimā reaches. Holī is the day after.
138 of 138 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Friday 9 March
Pūrṇimā is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 139 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 08:36 on Thu 8 Mar to 09:39 on Fri 9 Mar.
2096-03-08T00:36:20Z → 2096-03-09T01:38:48Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:18–17:37 on the 8th, 15:19–17:38 on the 9th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 138 of 138 minutes on the 8th and 0 of 139 on the 9th.
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 20426 s
Counted
Holī is kept the day after Holikā Dahana: Thursday 8 March is the day taken above.
follows: holika-dahana + 1 d
Ruling
Holī, Daqing, 2096: Friday 9 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Holī 2096 falls on Friday 9 March. It is kept the day after Holikā Dahana, which falls on Thursday 8 March. Pūrṇimā runs from 08:36 on Thu 8 Mar to 09:39 on Fri 9 Mar and covers all of sāyāhna on the 8th.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 9 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 9 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 9 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 8th | Covered | Sāyāhna 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:36 → 17:39 | 15:35 | 124 min | 15:36 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Chicago | 18:36 → 19:39 | 15:31 | 140 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Jersey City | 19:36 → 20:39 | 15:37 | 140 min | 15:37 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 20:36 → 21:39 | 15:53 | 144 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| London | 00:36 → 01:39 | 15:37 | 137 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Durban | 02:36 → 03:39 | 15:51 | 149 min | 15:50 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Dubai | 04:36 → 05:39 | 16:03 | 142 min | 16:03 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Delhi | 06:06 → 07:09 | 16:04 | 142 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Kolkata | 06:06 → 07:09 | 15:21 | 142 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Singapore | 08:36 → 09:39 | 16:53 | 145 min | 16:53 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Sydney | 11:36 → 12:39 | 16:51 | 150 min | 16:50 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Suva | 12:36 → 13:39 | 15:59 | 148 min | 15:58 | 0 min | 9 Mar |