Late afternoon of Sunday 14 August
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule takes the first.
16:30 sāyāhna beginssunset 19:15
Caturthī begins 17:45:01
16:0616:3016:5417:1817:4218:0618:3018:5419:1819:42
90 of 165 minutes covered, the last 90
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 1938
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 58 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Sunday 14 August
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule takes the first.
90 of 165 minutes covered, the last 90
Late afternoon of Monday 15 August
Qualifies with 107 of 165 minutes. Not taken.
107 of 165 minutes covered, the first 107
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 17:45 on Sun 14 Aug to 18:16 on Mon 15 Aug.
1938-08-14T09:45:01Z → 1938-08-15T10:16:23Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:30–19:15 on the 14th, 16:29–19:14 on the 15th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 90 of 165 minutes on the 14th and 107 of 165 on the 15th.
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 3453 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 1938: Sunday 14 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 1938 falls on Sunday 14 August. Caturthī runs from 17:45 on Sun 14 Aug to 18:16 on Mon 15 Aug and covers 90 of 165 minutes of sāyāhna that late afternoon. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 107 minutes; by the rule the first late afternoon is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 14 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 14 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 14 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 14th | Covered | Sāyāhna 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:45 → 02:16 | 16:00 | 162 min | 15:59 | 0 min | 14 Aug |
| Chicago | 04:45 → 05:16 | 17:05 | 167 min | 17:05 | 0 min | 14 Aug |
| Jersey City | 05:45 → 06:16 | 17:10 | 166 min | 17:09 | 0 min | 14 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 05:45 → 06:16 | 15:55 | 150 min | 15:55 | 0 min | 14 Aug |
| London | 10:45 → 11:16 | 17:29 | 177 min | 17:28 | 0 min | 14 Aug |
| Durban | 11:45 → 12:16 | 15:18 | 132 min | 15:19 | 0 min | 14 Aug |
| Dubai | 13:45 → 14:16 | 16:18 | 157 min | 16:18 | 0 min | 14 Aug |
| Delhi | 15:15 → 15:46 | 16:23 | 159 min | 16:23 | 0 min | 14 Aug |
| Kolkata | 15:15 → 15:46 | 15:34 | 155 min | 15:34 | 13 min | 14 Aug |
| Singapore | 17:05 → 17:36 | 16:08 | 89 min | 16:08 | 89 min | 14 Aug |
| Sydney | 19:45 → 20:16 | 15:14 | 0 min | 15:15 | 130 min | 15 Aug |
| Suva | 21:45 → 22:16 | 15:37 | 0 min | 15:37 | 138 min | 15 Aug |