Friday 24 July

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 22:08 on Thu 23 Jul to 23:58 on Fri 24 Jul.

   1964-07-23T14:08:01Z → 1964-07-24T15:57:46Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   The first three muhūrtas after sunrise is first 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 05:12–08:05 on the 24th, 05:13–08:05 on the 25th.

   udaya-3: day-muhurta-1-3 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′

3. 03

   Rule

   Pūrṇimā must hold through the first three muhūrtas after sunrise. It covers 173 of 173 minutes on the 24th and 0 of 173 on the 25th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102

4. 04

   Tie-break

   Only one morning qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 18907 s

5. 05

   Ruling

   Vyāsa Pūjā, Baoding, 1964: Friday 24 July.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Baoding, Vyāsa Pūjā 1964 falls on Friday 24 July. Pūrṇimā runs from 22:08 on Thu 23 Jul to 23:58 on Fri 24 Jul and covers all of the first three muhūrtas after sunrise that morning.

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