Midday of Monday 23 October
Taken. The only midday Caturthī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:38 12:26 madhyāhna ends
Caturthī begins 12:23:58
10:5011:1411:3812:0212:2612:5013:14
2 of 48 minutes covered, the last 2
Ruling · Nāga Caturthī · 1922
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 2 min 26 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 23 October
Taken. The only midday Caturthī reaches.
2 of 48 minutes covered, the last 2
Midday of Tuesday 24 October
Caturthī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 12:24 on Mon 23 Oct to 10:21 on Tue 24 Oct.
1922-10-23T04:23:59Z → 1922-10-24T02:20:57Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:38–12:26 on the 23rd, 11:38–12:26 on the 24th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 2 of 48 minutes on the 23rd and 0 of 48 on the 24th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 146 s < 300 s
Ruling
Nāga Caturthī, Baoding, 1922: Monday 23 October.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Baoding, Nāga Caturthī 1922 falls on Monday 23 October. Caturthī runs from 12:24 on Mon 23 Oct to 10:21 on Tue 24 Oct and covers 2 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It is 2 min 26 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 23 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 23 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 23 Oct |
| 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 23rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:24 → 18:21 | 11:13 | 48 min | 11:13 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Chicago | 22:24 → 20:21 | 11:11 | 48 min | 11:11 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Jersey City | 23:24 → 21:21 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 00:24 → 22:21 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| London | 04:24 → 02:21 | 11:21 | 48 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Durban | 06:24 → 04:21 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Dubai | 08:24 → 06:21 | 11:39 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Delhi | 09:54 → 07:51 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Kolkata | 09:54 → 07:51 | 10:57 | 48 min | 10:57 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Singapore | 11:24 → 09:21 | 11:25 | 48 min | 11:25 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Sydney | 14:24 → 12:21 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 24 Oct |
| Suva | 16:24 → 14:21 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 24 Oct |