Midday of Sunday 28 March
Qualifies with 16 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 12:00 12:48 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 12:32:19
11:1211:3612:0012:2412:4813:1213:36
16 of 48 minutes covered, the last 16
Ruling · Bhavānī Utpatti · 1909
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 16 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 28 March
Qualifies with 16 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
16 of 48 minutes covered, the last 16
Midday of Monday 29 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 12:32 on Sun 28 Mar to 13:16 on Mon 29 Mar.
1909-03-28T04:32:20Z → 1909-03-29T05:15:59Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:00–12:48 on the 28th, 12:00–12:48 on the 29th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 16 of 48 minutes on the 28th and 48 of 48 on the 29th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.
priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 933 s
Ruling
Bhavānī Utpatti, Baoding, 1909: Monday 29 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bhavānī Utpatti 1909 falls on Monday 29 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:32 on Sun 28 Mar to 13:16 on Mon 29 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 16 minutes; by the rule the second midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 29 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 29 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 29 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/bhavani-utpatti · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 8 Annapurna puja (Beng.) (paraviddha), Bhavani-utpatti (paraviddha), Asokastami (Special when combined with naks. Punarvasu and Wednesday, after mid-day).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Madhyāhna 28th | Covered | Madhyāhna 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:32 → 21:16 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:32 → 23:16 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:32 → 00:16 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:38 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 00:32 → 01:16 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| London | 04:32 → 05:16 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Durban | 06:32 → 07:16 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Dubai | 08:13 → 08:57 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Delhi | 10:02 → 10:46 | 12:03 | 48 min | 12:02 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Kolkata | 10:02 → 10:46 | 11:18 | 48 min | 11:18 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Singapore | 11:32 → 12:16 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 30 min | 29 Mar |
| Sydney | 14:32 → 15:16 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 29 Mar |
| Suva | 16:27 → 17:11 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 29 Mar |