Late afternoon of Saturday 3 September
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule takes the first.
16:11 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:47
15:4716:1116:3516:5917:2317:4718:1118:3518:59
156 of 156 minutes covered
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 1966
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 38 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 3 September
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule takes the first.
156 of 156 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Sunday 4 September
Qualifies with 99 of 155 minutes. Not taken.
99 of 155 minutes covered, the first 99
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 15:33 on Sat 3 Sep to 17:49 on Sun 4 Sep.
1966-09-03T07:33:09Z → 1966-09-04T09:48:50Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:11–18:47 on the 3rd, 16:10–18:45 on the 4th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 156 of 156 minutes on the 3rd and 99 of 155 on the 4th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Both late afternoons qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 2263 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 1966: Saturday 3 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 1966 falls on Saturday 3 September. Caturthī runs from 15:33 on Sat 3 Sep to 17:49 on Sun 4 Sep and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 99 minutes; by the rule the first late afternoon is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 3 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 3 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 3 Sep |
| 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 3rd | Covered | Sāyāhna 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:33 → 02:49 | 16:43 | 154 min | 16:42 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| Chicago | 02:33 → 04:49 | 16:44 | 157 min | 16:43 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| Jersey City | 03:33 → 05:49 | 16:50 | 156 min | 16:48 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 03:33 → 05:49 | 15:47 | 148 min | 15:46 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| London | 08:33 → 10:49 | 17:02 | 162 min | 17:00 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| Durban | 09:33 → 11:49 | 15:23 | 138 min | 15:23 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| Dubai | 11:33 → 13:49 | 16:05 | 151 min | 16:04 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| Delhi | 13:03 → 15:19 | 16:09 | 152 min | 16:08 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| Kolkata | 13:03 → 15:19 | 15:22 | 150 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| Singapore | 15:03 → 17:19 | 16:12 | 146 min | 16:12 | 67 min | 3 Sep |
| Sydney | 17:33 → 19:49 | 15:21 | 5 min | 15:21 | 137 min | 3 Sep |
| Suva | 19:33 → 21:49 | 15:38 | 0 min | 15:38 | 141 min | 4 Sep |