Midday of Wednesday 4 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:58 12:46 madhyāhna ends
11:1011:3411:5812:2212:4613:1013:34
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Bhavānī Utpatti · 1979
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 298 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 4 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 5 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 05:03 on Wed 4 Apr to 06:59 on Thu 5 Apr.
1979-04-03T21:03:15Z → 1979-04-04T22:59:22Z
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
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 4th and 0 of 48 on the 5th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 17884 s
Ruling
Bhavānī Utpatti, Baoding, 1979: Wednesday 4 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bhavānī Utpatti 1979 falls on Wednesday 4 April. Aṣṭamī runs from 05:03 on Wed 4 Apr to 06:59 on Thu 5 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 4 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 4 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 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/bhavani-utpatti · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 8 Annapurna puja (Beng.) (paraviddha), Bhavani-utpatti (paraviddha), Asokastami (Special when combined with naks. Punarvasu and Wednesday, after mid-day).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Madhyāhna 3rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:03 → 14:59 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 4 Apr |
| Chicago | 15:03 → 16:59 | 11:30 | 0 min | 11:30 | 48 min | 4 Apr |
| Jersey City | 16:03 → 17:59 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 4 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 17:03 → 18:59 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 4 Apr |
| London | 22:03 → 23:59 | 12:40 | 0 min | 12:40 | 48 min | 4 Apr |
| Durban | 23:03 → 00:59 | 11:35 | 0 min | 11:35 | 48 min | 4 Apr |
| Dubai | 01:03 → 02:59 | 11:58 | 0 min | 11:58 | 48 min | 4 Apr |
| Delhi | 02:33 → 04:29 | 12:01 | 0 min | 12:01 | 48 min | 4 Apr |
| Kolkata | 02:33 → 04:29 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 4 Apr |
| Singapore | 04:33 → 06:29 | 12:14 | 0 min | 12:14 | 48 min | 4 Apr |
| Sydney | 07:03 → 08:59 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 4 Apr |
| Suva | 09:03 → 10:59 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 4 Apr |