Sunday 30 October

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pratipadā runs from 22:56 on Sat 29 Oct to 19:05 on Sun 30 Oct.

   1932-10-29T14:56:02Z → 1932-10-30T11:05:19Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:22–19:09 on the 29th, 17:21–19:08 on the 30th.

   pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′

3. 03

   Rule

   Pratipadā must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 0 of 107 minutes on the 29th and 105 of 107 on the 30th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104

4. 04

   Tie-break

   Only one evening qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: unstated → only-day · margin 139 s < 300 s

5. 05

   Ruling

   Bali Pūjā, Baoding, 1932: Sunday 30 October.

   confidence: boundary (margin)

Say it like this

In Baoding, Bali Pūjā 1932 falls on Sunday 30 October. Pratipadā runs from 22:56 on Sat 29 Oct to 19:05 on Sun 30 Oct and covers 105 of 107 minutes of pradoṣa that evening. It is 2 min 19 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.

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