Late afternoon of Monday 31 August
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule takes the first.
16:14 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:52
Caturthī begins 18:31:43
15:5016:1416:3817:0217:2617:5018:1418:3819:02
20 of 157 minutes covered, the last 20
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 1931
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 20 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Monday 31 August
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule takes the first.
20 of 157 minutes covered, the last 20
Late afternoon of Tuesday 1 September
Qualifies with 157 of 157 minutes. Not taken.
157 of 157 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 18:32 on Mon 31 Aug to 21:08 on Tue 1 Sep.
1931-08-31T10:31:43Z → 1931-09-01T13:07:47Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:14–18:52 on the 31st, 16:13–18:50 on the 1st.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 20 of 157 minutes on the 31st and 157 of 157 on the 1st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Both late afternoons qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 1208 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 1931: Monday 31 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 1931 falls on Monday 31 August. Caturthī runs from 18:32 on Mon 31 Aug to 21:08 on Tue 1 Sep and covers 20 of 157 minutes of sāyāhna that late afternoon. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 157 minutes; by the rule the first late afternoon is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 31 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 31 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 31 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 31st | Covered | Sāyāhna 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:32 → 05:08 | 15:46 | 155 min | 15:45 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Chicago | 05:32 → 08:08 | 16:48 | 158 min | 16:47 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Jersey City | 06:32 → 09:08 | 16:53 | 158 min | 16:52 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 06:32 → 09:08 | 15:48 | 148 min | 15:48 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| London | 11:32 → 14:08 | 17:07 | 164 min | 17:05 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Durban | 12:32 → 15:08 | 15:22 | 137 min | 15:23 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Dubai | 14:32 → 17:08 | 16:07 | 152 min | 16:07 | 61 min | 31 Aug |
| Delhi | 16:02 → 18:38 | 16:11 | 153 min | 16:11 | 147 min | 31 Aug |
| Kolkata | 16:02 → 18:38 | 15:24 | 114 min | 15:23 | 151 min | 31 Aug |
| Singapore | 17:32 → 20:08 | 15:44 | 37 min | 15:43 | 146 min | 31 Aug |
| Sydney | 20:32 → 23:08 | 15:20 | 0 min | 15:20 | 136 min | 1 Sep |
| Suva | 22:32 → 01:08 | 15:38 | 0 min | 15:38 | 141 min | 1 Sep |