Late afternoon of Friday 19 August
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule takes the first.
16:25 sāyāhna beginssunset 19:08
Caturthī begins 17:31:34
16:0116:2516:4917:1317:3718:0118:2518:4919:1319:37
96 of 163 minutes covered, the last 96
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 1932
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 8 min 21 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Friday 19 August
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule takes the first.
96 of 163 minutes covered, the last 96
Late afternoon of Saturday 20 August
Qualifies with 162 of 162 minutes. Not taken.
162 of 162 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 17:32 on Fri 19 Aug to 19:15 on Sat 20 Aug.
1932-08-19T09:31:35Z → 1932-08-20T11:15:00Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:25–19:08 on the 19th, 16:24–19:07 on the 20th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 96 of 163 minutes on the 19th and 162 of 162 on the 20th.
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 501 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 1932: Friday 19 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 1932 falls on Friday 19 August. Caturthī runs from 17:32 on Fri 19 Aug to 19:15 on Sat 20 Aug and covers 96 of 163 minutes of sāyāhna that late afternoon. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 162 minutes; by the rule the first late afternoon is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 19 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 19 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 19 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 19th | Covered | Sāyāhna 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:32 → 03:15 | 15:55 | 160 min | 15:55 | 0 min | 19 Aug |
| Chicago | 04:32 → 06:15 | 17:00 | 164 min | 16:59 | 0 min | 19 Aug |
| Jersey City | 05:32 → 07:15 | 17:05 | 164 min | 17:04 | 0 min | 19 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 05:32 → 07:15 | 15:53 | 149 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 19 Aug |
| London | 10:32 → 12:15 | 17:22 | 173 min | 17:21 | 0 min | 19 Aug |
| Durban | 11:32 → 13:15 | 15:20 | 133 min | 15:20 | 0 min | 19 Aug |
| Dubai | 13:32 → 15:15 | 16:15 | 155 min | 16:14 | 0 min | 19 Aug |
| Delhi | 15:02 → 16:45 | 16:20 | 157 min | 16:19 | 26 min | 19 Aug |
| Kolkata | 15:02 → 16:45 | 15:31 | 154 min | 15:31 | 74 min | 19 Aug |
| Singapore | 16:32 → 18:15 | 15:47 | 101 min | 15:47 | 146 min | 19 Aug |
| Sydney | 19:32 → 21:15 | 15:16 | 0 min | 15:16 | 132 min | 20 Aug |
| Suva | 21:32 → 23:15 | 15:38 | 0 min | 15:38 | 139 min | 20 Aug |