Midday of Friday 5 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:57 12:45 madhyāhna ends
11:0911:3311:5712:2112:4513:0913:33
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Bhavānī Utpatti · 1968
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 599 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 5 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 6 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 22:44 on Fri 5 Apr to 00:01 on Sun 7 Apr.
1968-04-05T14:44:10Z → 1968-04-06T16:00:32Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:57–12:45 on the 5th, 11:57–12:45 on the 6th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 5th and 48 of 48 on the 6th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 35934 s
Ruling
Bhavānī Utpatti, Baoding, 1968: Saturday 6 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bhavānī Utpatti 1968 falls on Saturday 6 April. Aṣṭamī runs from 22:44 on Fri 5 Apr to 00:01 on Sun 7 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 6 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 6 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 6 Apr |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/bhavani-utpatti · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 8 Annapurna puja (Beng.) (paraviddha), Bhavani-utpatti (paraviddha), Asokastami (Special when combined with naks. Punarvasu and Wednesday, after mid-day).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Madhyāhna 5th | Covered | Madhyāhna 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:44 → 08:01 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 5 Apr |
| Chicago | 08:44 → 10:01 | 11:30 | 48 min | 11:29 | 0 min | 5 Apr |
| Jersey City | 09:44 → 11:01 | 11:35 | 48 min | 11:35 | 0 min | 5 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 10:44 → 12:01 | 11:45 | 48 min | 11:44 | 16 min | 6 Apr |
| London | 15:44 → 17:01 | 12:40 | 0 min | 12:39 | 48 min | 6 Apr |
| Durban | 16:44 → 18:01 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 6 Apr |
| Dubai | 18:44 → 20:01 | 11:58 | 0 min | 11:57 | 48 min | 6 Apr |
| Delhi | 20:14 → 21:31 | 12:00 | 0 min | 12:00 | 48 min | 6 Apr |
| Kolkata | 20:14 → 21:31 | 11:15 | 0 min | 11:15 | 48 min | 6 Apr |
| Singapore | 22:14 → 23:31 | 12:13 | 0 min | 12:13 | 48 min | 6 Apr |
| Sydney | 00:44 → 02:01 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 6 Apr |
| Suva | 02:44 → 04:01 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 6 Apr |