Midday of Tuesday 15 August
Taken. The only midday Dvādaśī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:58 12:46 madhyāhna ends
11:1011:3411:5812:2212:4613:1013:34
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Dāmodara Dvādaśī · 1978
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 220 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 15 August
Taken. The only midday Dvādaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 16 August
Dvādaśī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Dvādaśī runs from 08:18 on Tue 15 Aug to 04:59 on Wed 16 Aug.
1978-08-15T00:18:05Z → 1978-08-15T20:59:06Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:58–12:46 on the 15th, 11:58–12:46 on the 16th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Dvādaśī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 15th and 0 of 48 on the 16th.
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 13218 s
Ruling
Dāmodara Dvādaśī, Baoding, 1978: Tuesday 15 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Dāmodara Dvādaśī 1978 falls on Tuesday 15 August. Dvādaśī runs from 08:18 on Tue 15 Aug to 04:59 on Wed 16 Aug and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 15 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 15 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 15 Aug |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/damodara-dvadashi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 12 Buddha dvadasi, Damodara dvadasi (purvaviddha), Visnu-pavitraropana.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Dvādaśī | Madhyāhna 15th | Covered | Madhyāhna 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:18 → 13:59 | 12:33 | 48 min | 12:33 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Chicago | 19:18 → 15:59 | 12:31 | 48 min | 12:30 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Jersey City | 20:18 → 16:59 | 12:36 | 48 min | 12:36 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 20:18 → 16:59 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| London | 01:18 → 21:59 | 12:40 | 48 min | 12:40 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Durban | 02:18 → 22:59 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:36 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Dubai | 04:18 → 00:59 | 11:59 | 48 min | 11:59 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Delhi | 05:48 → 02:29 | 12:01 | 48 min | 12:01 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Kolkata | 05:48 → 02:29 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Singapore | 07:48 → 04:29 | 12:15 | 48 min | 12:15 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Sydney | 10:18 → 06:59 | 11:36 | 48 min | 11:36 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Suva | 12:18 → 08:59 | 11:47 | 17 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 15 Aug |