Late afternoon of Wednesday 31 August
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
16:14 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:51
15:5016:1416:3817:0217:2617:5018:1418:3819:02
0 of 157 minutes covered
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 1977
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 468 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Wednesday 31 August
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 157 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Thursday 1 September
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
156 of 156 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 02:39 on Thu 1 Sep to 03:30 on Fri 2 Sep.
1977-08-31T18:39:03Z → 1977-09-01T19:29:43Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:14–18:51 on the 31st, 16:13–18:49 on the 1st.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 0 of 157 minutes on the 31st and 156 of 156 on the 1st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 28109 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 1977: Thursday 1 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 1977 falls on Thursday 1 September. Caturthī runs from 02:39 on Thu 1 Sep to 03:30 on Fri 2 Sep and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 1 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 1 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 1 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 31st | Covered | Sāyāhna 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:39 → 12:30 | 16:45 | 155 min | 16:44 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Chicago | 13:39 → 14:30 | 16:47 | 158 min | 16:46 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Jersey City | 14:39 → 15:30 | 16:52 | 157 min | 16:51 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 14:39 → 15:30 | 15:48 | 148 min | 15:48 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| London | 19:39 → 20:30 | 17:06 | 10 min | 17:04 | 163 min | 31 Aug |
| Durban | 20:39 → 21:30 | 15:23 | 0 min | 15:23 | 138 min | 1 Sep |
| Dubai | 22:39 → 23:30 | 16:07 | 0 min | 16:06 | 152 min | 1 Sep |
| Delhi | 00:09 → 01:00 | 16:11 | 0 min | 16:10 | 153 min | 1 Sep |
| Kolkata | 00:09 → 01:00 | 15:23 | 0 min | 15:23 | 151 min | 1 Sep |
| Singapore | 02:09 → 03:00 | 16:13 | 0 min | 16:13 | 146 min | 1 Sep |
| Sydney | 04:39 → 05:30 | 15:20 | 0 min | 15:20 | 136 min | 1 Sep |
| Suva | 06:39 → 07:30 | 15:38 | 0 min | 15:38 | 141 min | 1 Sep |