Midday of Saturday 3 February
Taken. The only midday Dvādaśī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:08 12:56 madhyāhna ends
11:2011:4412:0812:3212:5613:2013:44
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Bhīṣma Dvādaśī · 1917
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 519 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 3 February
Taken. The only midday Dvādaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 4 February
Dvādaśī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Dvādaśī runs from 01:08 on Sat 3 Feb to 03:29 on Sun 4 Feb.
1917-02-02T17:08:08Z → 1917-02-03T19:29:18Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:08–12:56 on the 3rd, 12:08–12:56 on the 4th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Dvādaśī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 3rd and 0 of 48 on the 4th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 31147 s
Ruling
Bhīṣma Dvādaśī, Baoding, 1917: Saturday 3 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bhīṣma Dvādaśī 1917 falls on Saturday 3 February. Dvādaśī runs from 01:08 on Sat 3 Feb to 03:29 on Sun 4 Feb and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 3 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 3 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 3 Feb |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/bhishma-dvadashi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 12 Bhisma dvadasi (purvaviddha), Amalaki dvadasi, Santana dvadasi, Varaha dvadasi” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Dvādaśī | Madhyāhna 2nd | Covered | Madhyāhna 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:08 → 11:29 | 11:43 | 48 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 2 Feb |
| Chicago | 11:08 → 13:29 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 2 Feb |
| Jersey City | 12:08 → 14:29 | 11:46 | 26 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 2 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 13:08 → 15:29 | 11:56 | 0 min | 11:56 | 48 min | 3 Feb |
| London | 17:08 → 19:29 | 11:51 | 0 min | 11:51 | 48 min | 3 Feb |
| Durban | 19:08 → 21:29 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 3 Feb |
| Dubai | 20:49 → 23:10 | 11:50 | 0 min | 11:50 | 48 min | 3 Feb |
| Delhi | 22:38 → 00:59 | 12:11 | 0 min | 12:11 | 48 min | 3 Feb |
| Kolkata | 22:38 → 00:59 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 3 Feb |
| Singapore | 00:08 → 02:29 | 11:54 | 0 min | 11:55 | 48 min | 3 Feb |
| Sydney | 04:08 → 06:29 | 12:45 | 0 min | 12:45 | 48 min | 3 Feb |
| Suva | 05:08 → 07:29 | 11:56 | 0 min | 11:56 | 48 min | 3 Feb |