Midday of Saturday 24 August
Taken. The only midday Pratipadā reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:56 12:44 madhyāhna ends
11:0811:3211:5612:2012:4413:0813:32
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rudra Vrata · 1968
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 240 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 24 August
Taken. The only midday Pratipadā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 25 August
Pratipadā is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 07:57 on Sat 24 Aug to 07:10 on Sun 25 Aug.
1968-08-23T23:56:32Z → 1968-08-24T23:10:14Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:56–12:44 on the 24th, 11:56–12:44 on the 25th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 24th and 0 of 48 on the 25th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 14378 s
Ruling
Rudra Vrata, Baoding, 1968: Saturday 24 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Rudra Vrata 1968 falls on Saturday 24 August. Pratipadā runs from 07:57 on Sat 24 Aug to 07:10 on Sun 25 Aug and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 24 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 24 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 24 Aug |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/rudra-vrata · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 1 Rudra vrata (purvaviddha).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pratipadā | Madhyāhna 23rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:57 → 16:10 | 12:31 | 0 min | 12:31 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Chicago | 18:57 → 18:10 | 12:29 | 0 min | 12:28 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Jersey City | 19:57 → 19:10 | 12:34 | 0 min | 12:34 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 19:57 → 19:10 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| London | 00:57 → 00:10 | 12:38 | 0 min | 12:38 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Durban | 01:57 → 01:10 | 11:35 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Dubai | 03:57 → 03:10 | 11:57 | 0 min | 11:57 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Delhi | 05:27 → 04:40 | 11:59 | 0 min | 11:59 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Kolkata | 05:27 → 04:40 | 11:15 | 0 min | 11:15 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Singapore | 07:27 → 06:40 | 12:13 | 0 min | 12:13 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Sydney | 09:57 → 09:10 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Suva | 11:57 → 11:10 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 36 min | 24 Aug |