Midday of Friday 6 July
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:59 12:47 madhyāhna ends
Pañcamī begins 11:32:50
11:1111:3511:5912:2312:4713:1113:35
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Skanda Pañcamī · 1962
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 26 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 6 July
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 7 July
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pañcamī runs from 11:33 on Fri 6 Jul to 13:43 on Sat 7 Jul.
1962-07-06T03:32:51Z → 1962-07-07T05:42:32Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:59–12:47 on the 6th, 11:59–12:47 on the 7th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pañcamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 6th and 48 of 48 on the 7th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.
priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 1542 s
Ruling
Skanda Pañcamī, Baoding, 1962: Saturday 7 July.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Skanda Pañcamī 1962 falls on Saturday 7 July. Pañcamī runs from 11:33 on Fri 6 Jul to 13:43 on Sat 7 Jul and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the second midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 7 Jul |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 7 Jul |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 7 Jul |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/skanda-panchami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 5 Skanda pancami (paraviddha).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pañcamī | Madhyāhna 6th | Covered | Madhyāhna 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:33 → 22:43 | 12:34 | 48 min | 12:34 | 0 min | 6 Jul |
| Chicago | 22:33 → 00:43 | 12:31 | 48 min | 12:31 | 0 min | 6 Jul |
| Jersey City | 23:33 → 01:43 | 12:37 | 48 min | 12:37 | 0 min | 6 Jul |
| Port of Spain | 23:33 → 01:43 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 6 Jul |
| London | 04:33 → 06:43 | 12:41 | 48 min | 12:41 | 0 min | 6 Jul |
| Durban | 05:33 → 07:43 | 11:36 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 6 Jul |
| Dubai | 07:33 → 09:43 | 11:59 | 48 min | 11:59 | 0 min | 6 Jul |
| Delhi | 09:03 → 11:13 | 12:02 | 48 min | 12:02 | 0 min | 6 Jul |
| Kolkata | 09:03 → 11:13 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 6 Jul |
| Singapore | 11:03 → 13:13 | 12:15 | 48 min | 12:15 | 48 min | 7 Jul |
| Sydney | 13:33 → 15:43 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 7 Jul |
| Suva | 15:33 → 17:43 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 7 Jul |