Midday of Sunday 3 February
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 12:08 12:56 madhyāhna ends
Caturthī begins 12:53:35
11:2011:4412:0812:3212:5613:2013:44
3 of 48 minutes covered, the last 3
Ruling · Gaṇeśa Jayantī (Maghi Ganesh Jayanti) · 1957
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 2 min 40 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 3 February
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
3 of 48 minutes covered, the last 3
Midday of Monday 4 February
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 12:54 on Sun 3 Feb to 15:07 on Mon 4 Feb.
1957-02-03T04:53:36Z → 1957-02-04T07:07:01Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:08–12:56 on the 3rd, 12:08–12:56 on the 4th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 3 of 48 minutes on the 3rd and 48 of 48 on the 4th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 160 s < 300 s
Ruling
Gaṇeśa Jayantī, Baoding, 1957: Sunday 3 February.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Baoding, Gaṇeśa Jayantī (Maghi Ganesh Jayanti) 1957 falls on Sunday 3 February. Caturthī runs from 12:54 on Sun 3 Feb to 15:07 on Mon 4 Feb and covers 3 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken. It is 2 min 40 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 3 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 3 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 3 Feb |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/ganesha-jayanti · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 4 Tila caturthi and Kunda caturthi (pradosavyapini), Varada caturthi (Bengal & Orissa), Ganesa caturthi, Ganesa jayanti (madhyahnavyapini purvaviddha).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Caturthī | Madhyāhna 3rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:54 → 23:07 | 11:43 | 48 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 3 Feb |
| Chicago | 22:54 → 01:07 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 3 Feb |
| Jersey City | 23:54 → 02:07 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 3 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 00:54 → 03:07 | 11:56 | 48 min | 11:56 | 0 min | 3 Feb |
| London | 04:54 → 07:07 | 11:51 | 48 min | 11:51 | 0 min | 3 Feb |
| Durban | 06:54 → 09:07 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 3 Feb |
| Dubai | 08:54 → 11:07 | 12:09 | 48 min | 12:09 | 0 min | 3 Feb |
| Delhi | 10:24 → 12:37 | 12:11 | 48 min | 12:11 | 26 min | 3 Feb |
| Kolkata | 10:24 → 12:37 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 3 Feb |
| Singapore | 12:24 → 14:37 | 12:24 | 48 min | 12:25 | 48 min | 3 Feb |
| Sydney | 14:54 → 17:07 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 4 Feb |
| Suva | 16:54 → 19:07 | 11:56 | 0 min | 11:56 | 48 min | 4 Feb |