Midday of Sunday 4 April
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 11:58 12:46 madhyāhna ends
Pañcamī begins 11:13:28
11:1011:3411:5812:2212:4613:1013:34
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Lakṣmī Pañcamī · 1976
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 20 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 4 April
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 5 April
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pañcamī runs from 11:13 on Sun 4 Apr to 13:06 on Mon 5 Apr.
1976-04-04T03:13:28Z → 1976-04-05T05:05:32Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:58–12:46 on the 4th, 11:57–12:45 on the 5th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pañcamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 4th and 48 of 48 on the 5th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 1218 s
Ruling
Lakṣmī Pañcamī, Baoding, 1976: Sunday 4 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Lakṣmī Pañcamī 1976 falls on Sunday 4 April. Pañcamī runs from 11:13 on Sun 4 Apr to 13:06 on Mon 5 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 4 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 4 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 4 Apr |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/lakshmi-panchami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 5 Sri pancami or Laksmi pancami (purvaviddha).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pañcamī | Madhyāhna 4th | Covered | Madhyāhna 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:13 → 21:06 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Chicago | 21:13 → 23:06 | 11:30 | 48 min | 11:30 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Jersey City | 22:13 → 00:06 | 11:36 | 48 min | 11:35 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 23:13 → 01:06 | 11:45 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| London | 04:13 → 06:06 | 12:40 | 48 min | 12:40 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Durban | 05:13 → 07:06 | 11:35 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Dubai | 07:13 → 09:06 | 11:58 | 48 min | 11:58 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Delhi | 08:43 → 10:36 | 12:00 | 48 min | 12:00 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Kolkata | 08:43 → 10:36 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:15 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Singapore | 10:43 → 12:36 | 12:14 | 48 min | 12:13 | 22 min | 4 Apr |
| Sydney | 13:13 → 15:06 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Suva | 15:13 → 17:06 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 5 Apr |