Midday of Saturday 3 November
Taken. The only midday Ṣaṣṭhī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī (Chhath) · 1962
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 449 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 3 November
Taken. The only midday Ṣaṣṭhī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 4 November
Ṣaṣṭhī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 04:00 on Sat 3 Nov to 04:08 on Sun 4 Nov.
1962-11-02T20:00:24Z → 1962-11-03T20:08:10Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:38–12:26 on the 3rd, 11:38–12:26 on the 4th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Ṣaṣṭhī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 3rd and 0 of 48 on the 4th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 26962 s
Ruling
Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī, Baoding, 1962: Saturday 3 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Sūrya Ṣaṣṭhī (Chhath) 1962 falls on Saturday 3 November. Ṣaṣṭhī runs from 04:00 on Sat 3 Nov to 04:08 on Sun 4 Nov and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 3 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 3 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 3 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/surya-shashthi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 6 Nadi sasthi, Skanda sasthi (Madras), Surya sasthi, Chhat (Bihar).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Ṣaṣṭhī | Madhyāhna 2nd | Covered | Madhyāhna 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:00 → 12:08 | 11:12 | 0 min | 11:12 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| Chicago | 14:00 → 14:08 | 11:10 | 0 min | 11:10 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| Jersey City | 15:00 → 15:08 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 16:00 → 16:08 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| London | 20:00 → 20:08 | 11:20 | 0 min | 11:20 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| Durban | 22:00 → 22:08 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| Dubai | 00:00 → 00:08 | 11:38 | 0 min | 11:38 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| Delhi | 01:30 → 01:38 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| Kolkata | 01:30 → 01:38 | 10:56 | 0 min | 10:56 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| Singapore | 03:30 → 03:38 | 11:54 | 0 min | 11:54 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| Sydney | 06:00 → 06:08 | 11:15 | 0 min | 11:15 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| Suva | 08:00 → 08:08 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 3 Nov |