Midday of Wednesday 2 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:58 12:46 madhyāhna ends
11:1011:3411:5812:2212:4613:1013:34
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Bhavānī Utpatti · 1952
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 356 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 2 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 3 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 03:40 on Wed 2 Apr to 06:02 on Thu 3 Apr.
1952-04-01T19:39:31Z → 1952-04-02T22:02:17Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:58–12:46 on the 2nd, 11:58–12:46 on the 3rd.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 2nd and 0 of 48 on the 3rd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 21336 s
Ruling
Bhavānī Utpatti, Baoding, 1952: Wednesday 2 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bhavānī Utpatti 1952 falls on Wednesday 2 April. Aṣṭamī runs from 03:40 on Wed 2 Apr to 06:02 on Thu 3 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 2 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 2 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 2 Apr |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/bhavani-utpatti · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 8 Annapurna puja (Beng.) (paraviddha), Bhavani-utpatti (paraviddha), Asokastami (Special when combined with naks. Punarvasu and Wednesday, after mid-day).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Madhyāhna 1st | Covered | Madhyāhna 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:40 → 14:02 | 11:33 | 42 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 2 Apr |
| Chicago | 13:40 → 16:02 | 11:31 | 0 min | 11:30 | 48 min | 2 Apr |
| Jersey City | 14:40 → 17:02 | 11:37 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 2 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 15:40 → 18:02 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 2 Apr |
| London | 19:40 → 22:02 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 2 Apr |
| Durban | 21:40 → 00:02 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:35 | 48 min | 2 Apr |
| Dubai | 23:40 → 02:02 | 11:59 | 0 min | 11:59 | 48 min | 2 Apr |
| Delhi | 01:10 → 03:32 | 12:01 | 0 min | 12:01 | 48 min | 2 Apr |
| Kolkata | 01:10 → 03:32 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 2 Apr |
| Singapore | 03:10 → 05:32 | 12:15 | 0 min | 12:14 | 48 min | 2 Apr |
| Sydney | 05:40 → 08:02 | 11:35 | 0 min | 11:35 | 48 min | 2 Apr |
| Suva | 07:40 → 10:02 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 2 Apr |