Sunday 20 September

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pañcamī runs from 10:55 on Sun 20 Sep to 13:27 on Mon 21 Sep.

   1936-09-20T02:55:29Z → 1936-09-21T05:27:03Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:47–12:35 on the 20th, 11:47–12:35 on the 21st.

   madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′

3. 03

   Rule

   Pañcamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 20th and 48 of 48 on the 21st.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103

4. 04

   Tie-break

   Both middays qualify and the cited authorities disagree. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.

   priority: disputed → greater-coverage · margin 3112 s

5. 05

   Ruling

   Ṛṣi Pañcamī, Baoding, 1936: Sunday 20 September.

   confidence: boundary (tie-break-disputed)

Say it like this

In Baoding, Ṛṣi Pañcamī 1936 falls on Sunday 20 September. Pañcamī runs from 10:55 on Sun 20 Sep to 13:27 on Mon 21 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 48 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.

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