Late afternoon of Friday 18 August
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule takes the first.
16:27 sāyāhna beginssunset 19:10
16:0316:2716:5117:1517:3918:0318:2718:5119:1519:39
163 of 163 minutes covered
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 1905
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 35 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Friday 18 August
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule takes the first.
163 of 163 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Saturday 19 August
Qualifies with 100 of 163 minutes. Not taken.
100 of 163 minutes covered, the first 100
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 15:52 on Fri 18 Aug to 18:06 on Sat 19 Aug.
1905-08-18T07:51:44Z → 1905-08-19T10:05:48Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:27–19:10 on the 18th, 16:26–19:09 on the 19th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 163 of 163 minutes on the 18th and 100 of 163 on the 19th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Both late afternoons qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 2096 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 1905: Friday 18 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 1905 falls on Friday 18 August. Caturthī runs from 15:52 on Fri 18 Aug to 18:06 on Sat 19 Aug and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 100 minutes; by the rule the first late afternoon is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 18 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 18 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 18 Aug |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/bahula-chaturthi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 4 Bahula caturthi (Madhyadesa) (Sayahnavyapini: if occurs on two successive days, it is to be observed on the 1st day).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Caturthī | Sāyāhna 18th | Covered | Sāyāhna 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:52 → 02:06 | 15:57 | 160 min | 15:56 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Chicago | 01:52 → 04:06 | 16:02 | 165 min | 16:01 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Jersey City | 02:52 → 05:06 | 16:06 | 164 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 03:52 → 06:06 | 15:54 | 149 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| London | 07:52 → 10:06 | 16:24 | 174 min | 16:23 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Durban | 09:52 → 12:06 | 15:19 | 133 min | 15:20 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Dubai | 11:33 → 13:47 | 15:57 | 156 min | 15:56 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Delhi | 13:13 → 15:27 | 16:12 | 157 min | 16:11 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Kolkata | 13:13 → 15:27 | 15:23 | 154 min | 15:22 | 4 min | 18 Aug |
| Singapore | 14:52 → 17:06 | 15:47 | 146 min | 15:47 | 79 min | 18 Aug |
| Sydney | 17:52 → 20:06 | 15:16 | 0 min | 15:16 | 131 min | 19 Aug |
| Suva | 19:47 → 22:01 | 15:33 | 0 min | 15:33 | 138 min | 19 Aug |