Late afternoon of Tuesday 17 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
16:27 sāyāhna beginssunset 19:11
16:0316:2716:5117:1517:3918:0318:2718:5119:1519:39
164 of 164 minutes covered
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 1954
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 257 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Tuesday 17 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
164 of 164 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Wednesday 18 August
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 163 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 12:10 on Tue 17 Aug to 09:30 on Wed 18 Aug.
1954-08-17T04:10:04Z → 1954-08-18T01:29:31Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:27–19:11 on the 17th, 16:27–19:10 on the 18th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 164 of 164 minutes on the 17th and 0 of 163 on the 18th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 15446 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 1954: Tuesday 17 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 1954 falls on Tuesday 17 August. Caturthī runs from 12:10 on Tue 17 Aug to 09:30 on Wed 18 Aug and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 17 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 17 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 17 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 17th | Covered | Sāyāhna 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:10 → 18:30 | 16:57 | 92 min | 16:57 | 0 min | 17 Aug |
| Chicago | 23:10 → 20:30 | 17:03 | 166 min | 17:02 | 0 min | 17 Aug |
| Jersey City | 00:10 → 21:30 | 17:07 | 165 min | 17:06 | 0 min | 17 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 00:10 → 21:30 | 15:54 | 149 min | 15:54 | 0 min | 17 Aug |
| London | 05:10 → 02:30 | 17:25 | 174 min | 17:24 | 0 min | 17 Aug |
| Durban | 06:10 → 03:30 | 15:19 | 133 min | 15:20 | 0 min | 17 Aug |
| Dubai | 08:10 → 05:30 | 16:16 | 156 min | 16:16 | 0 min | 17 Aug |
| Delhi | 09:40 → 07:00 | 16:21 | 158 min | 16:21 | 0 min | 17 Aug |
| Kolkata | 09:40 → 07:00 | 15:32 | 155 min | 15:32 | 0 min | 17 Aug |
| Singapore | 11:40 → 09:00 | 16:17 | 146 min | 16:17 | 0 min | 17 Aug |
| Sydney | 14:10 → 11:30 | 15:15 | 131 min | 15:16 | 0 min | 17 Aug |
| Suva | 16:10 → 13:30 | 15:38 | 106 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 17 Aug |