Late afternoon of Wednesday 23 August
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule takes the first.
16:22 sāyāhna beginssunset 19:03
15:5816:2216:4617:1017:3417:5818:2218:4619:1019:34
161 of 161 minutes covered
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 1967
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 39 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Wednesday 23 August
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule takes the first.
161 of 161 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Thursday 24 August
Qualifies with 39 of 161 minutes. Not taken.
39 of 161 minutes covered, the first 39
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 14:41 on Wed 23 Aug to 17:00 on Thu 24 Aug.
1967-08-23T06:41:17Z → 1967-08-24T09:00:28Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:22–19:03 on the 23rd, 16:21–19:02 on the 24th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 161 of 161 minutes on the 23rd and 39 of 161 on the 24th.
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 2356 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 1967: Wednesday 23 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 1967 falls on Wednesday 23 August. Caturthī runs from 14:41 on Wed 23 Aug to 17:00 on Thu 24 Aug and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 39 minutes; by the rule the first late afternoon is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 23 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 23 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 23 Aug |
| 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 23rd | Covered | Sāyāhna 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:41 → 02:00 | 16:53 | 158 min | 16:52 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Chicago | 01:41 → 04:00 | 16:57 | 163 min | 16:56 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Jersey City | 02:41 → 05:00 | 17:01 | 162 min | 17:00 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 02:41 → 05:00 | 15:52 | 149 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| London | 07:41 → 10:00 | 17:18 | 170 min | 17:16 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Durban | 08:41 → 11:00 | 15:21 | 135 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Dubai | 10:41 → 13:00 | 16:13 | 154 min | 16:12 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Delhi | 12:11 → 14:30 | 16:17 | 156 min | 16:17 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Kolkata | 12:11 → 14:30 | 15:29 | 153 min | 15:28 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Singapore | 14:11 → 16:30 | 16:16 | 146 min | 16:16 | 15 min | 23 Aug |
| Sydney | 16:41 → 19:00 | 15:17 | 49 min | 15:18 | 133 min | 23 Aug |
| Suva | 18:41 → 21:00 | 15:38 | 0 min | 15:38 | 139 min | 24 Aug |