Midday of Thursday 7 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:38 12:26 madhyāhna ends
Caturthī begins 11:12:14
10:5011:1411:3812:0212:2612:5013:14
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Nāga Caturthī · 1918
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 7 min 15 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 7 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 8 November
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 11:12 on Thu 7 Nov to 12:33 on Fri 8 Nov.
1918-11-07T03:12:15Z → 1918-11-08T04:32:57Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:38–12:26 on the 7th, 11:38–12:26 on the 8th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 7th and 48 of 48 on the 8th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.
priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 435 s
Ruling
Nāga Caturthī, Baoding, 1918: Friday 8 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Nāga Caturthī 1918 falls on Friday 8 November. Caturthī runs from 11:12 on Thu 7 Nov to 12:33 on Fri 8 Nov and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the second midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 8 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 8 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 8 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/naga-chaturthi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 4 Naga caturthi (paraviddha and madhyahnavyapini).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Caturthī | Madhyāhna 7th | Covered | Madhyāhna 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:12 → 20:33 | 11:13 | 48 min | 11:13 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Chicago | 21:12 → 22:33 | 11:10 | 48 min | 11:10 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Jersey City | 22:12 → 23:33 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 23:12 → 00:33 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| London | 03:12 → 04:33 | 11:20 | 48 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Durban | 05:12 → 06:33 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Dubai | 06:53 → 08:14 | 11:19 | 48 min | 11:19 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Delhi | 08:42 → 10:03 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Kolkata | 08:42 → 10:03 | 10:56 | 48 min | 10:56 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Singapore | 10:12 → 11:33 | 11:24 | 48 min | 11:24 | 9 min | 8 Nov |
| Sydney | 13:12 → 14:33 | 11:15 | 0 min | 11:15 | 48 min | 8 Nov |
| Suva | 15:12 → 16:33 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 8 Nov |