Late afternoon of Wednesday 16 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
16:28 sāyāhna beginssunset 19:12
16:0416:2816:5217:1617:4018:0418:2818:5219:1619:40
164 of 164 minutes covered
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 1916
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 318 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Wednesday 16 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
164 of 164 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Thursday 17 August
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 164 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 11:10 on Wed 16 Aug to 09:18 on Thu 17 Aug.
1916-08-16T03:10:06Z → 1916-08-17T01:17:41Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:28–19:12 on the 16th, 16:27–19:11 on the 17th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 164 of 164 minutes on the 16th and 0 of 164 on the 17th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 19083 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 1916: Wednesday 16 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 1916 falls on Wednesday 16 August. Caturthī runs from 11:10 on Wed 16 Aug to 09:18 on Thu 17 Aug and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 16 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 16 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 16 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 16th | Covered | Sāyāhna 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:10 → 17:18 | 15:58 | 80 min | 15:57 | 0 min | 16 Aug |
| Chicago | 21:10 → 19:18 | 16:03 | 166 min | 16:02 | 0 min | 16 Aug |
| Jersey City | 22:10 → 20:18 | 16:08 | 165 min | 16:07 | 0 min | 16 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 23:10 → 21:18 | 15:54 | 150 min | 15:54 | 0 min | 16 Aug |
| London | 04:10 → 02:18 | 17:26 | 175 min | 17:25 | 0 min | 16 Aug |
| Durban | 05:10 → 03:18 | 15:19 | 133 min | 15:19 | 0 min | 16 Aug |
| Dubai | 06:51 → 04:59 | 15:58 | 156 min | 15:57 | 0 min | 16 Aug |
| Delhi | 08:40 → 06:48 | 16:22 | 158 min | 16:21 | 0 min | 16 Aug |
| Kolkata | 08:40 → 06:48 | 15:33 | 155 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 16 Aug |
| Singapore | 10:10 → 08:18 | 15:47 | 146 min | 15:47 | 0 min | 16 Aug |
| Sydney | 13:10 → 11:18 | 15:15 | 130 min | 15:15 | 0 min | 16 Aug |
| Suva | 15:10 → 13:18 | 15:38 | 138 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 16 Aug |