Midday of Wednesday 12 April
Taken. The only midday Pañcamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:55 12:43 madhyāhna ends
11:0711:3111:5512:1912:4313:0713:31
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Lakṣmī Pañcamī · 1978
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 474 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 12 April
Taken. The only midday Pañcamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 13 April
Pañcamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pañcamī runs from 02:04 on Wed 12 Apr to 04:02 on Thu 13 Apr.
1978-04-11T18:03:41Z → 1978-04-12T20:01:39Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:55–12:43 on the 12th, 11:55–12:43 on the 13th.
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 12th and 0 of 48 on the 13th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 28410 s
Ruling
Lakṣmī Pañcamī, Baoding, 1978: Wednesday 12 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Lakṣmī Pañcamī 1978 falls on Wednesday 12 April. Pañcamī runs from 02:04 on Wed 12 Apr to 04:02 on Thu 13 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 12 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 12 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 12 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 11th | Covered | Madhyāhna 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:04 → 12:02 | 11:30 | 48 min | 11:30 | 32 min | 11 Apr |
| Chicago | 12:04 → 14:02 | 11:28 | 12 min | 11:28 | 48 min | 11 Apr |
| Jersey City | 13:04 → 15:02 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 12 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 14:04 → 16:02 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 12 Apr |
| London | 19:04 → 21:02 | 12:38 | 0 min | 12:38 | 48 min | 12 Apr |
| Durban | 20:04 → 22:02 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 12 Apr |
| Dubai | 22:04 → 00:02 | 11:56 | 0 min | 11:56 | 48 min | 12 Apr |
| Delhi | 23:34 → 01:32 | 11:58 | 0 min | 11:58 | 48 min | 12 Apr |
| Kolkata | 23:34 → 01:32 | 11:14 | 0 min | 11:14 | 48 min | 12 Apr |
| Singapore | 01:34 → 03:32 | 12:12 | 0 min | 12:12 | 48 min | 12 Apr |
| Sydney | 04:04 → 06:02 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 12 Apr |
| Suva | 06:04 → 08:02 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 12 Apr |