Midday of Saturday 6 September
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
madhyāhna begins 11:52 12:40 madhyāhna ends
Pañcamī begins 11:35:08
11:0411:2811:5212:1612:4013:0413:28
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Ṛṣi Pañcamī · 1902
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both middays qualify and the authorities the rule cites disagree. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 6 September
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 7 September
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pañcamī runs from 11:35 on Sat 6 Sep to 12:53 on Sun 7 Sep.
1902-09-06T03:35:08Z → 1902-09-07T04:52:46Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:52–12:40 on the 6th, 11:52–12:40 on the 7th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pañcamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 6th and 48 of 48 on the 7th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Both middays qualify and the cited authorities disagree. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: disputed → greater-coverage · margin 757 s
Ruling
Ṛṣi Pañcamī, Baoding, 1902: Saturday 6 September.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-disputed)
In Baoding, Ṛṣi Pañcamī 1902 falls on Saturday 6 September. Pañcamī runs from 11:35 on Sat 6 Sep to 12:53 on Sun 7 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 48 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 6 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 6 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 6 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/rishi-panchami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 5 Rsi pancami (madhyahnavyapini) — If occurs on two successive days, it is to be observed according to Madhava on the 1st day and according to Hemadri and Divodasa on the 2nd day” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pañcamī | Madhyāhna 6th | Covered | Madhyāhna 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:35 → 20:53 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Chicago | 21:35 → 22:53 | 11:25 | 48 min | 11:24 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Jersey City | 22:35 → 23:53 | 11:30 | 48 min | 11:30 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 23:35 → 00:53 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| London | 03:35 → 04:53 | 11:35 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Durban | 05:05 → 06:23 | 11:01 | 48 min | 11:00 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Dubai | 07:16 → 08:34 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Delhi | 08:56 → 10:14 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Kolkata | 08:56 → 10:14 | 11:02 | 48 min | 11:02 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Singapore | 10:30 → 11:48 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:34 | 14 min | 6 Sep |
| Sydney | 13:35 → 14:53 | 11:30 | 0 min | 11:30 | 48 min | 7 Sep |
| Suva | 15:30 → 16:48 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 7 Sep |