Midday of Wednesday 24 October
Caturthī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:38 12:26 madhyāhna ends
Caturthī begins 12:38:16
10:5011:1411:3812:0212:2612:5013:14
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Nāga Caturthī · 1979
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 6 min 06 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 24 October
Caturthī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 25 October
Taken. The only midday Caturthī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 12:38 on Wed 24 Oct to 12:32 on Thu 25 Oct.
1979-10-24T04:38:16Z → 1979-10-25T04:32:11Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:38–12:26 on the 24th, 11:38–12:26 on the 25th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 24th and 48 of 48 on the 25th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 366 s
Ruling
Nāga Caturthī, Baoding, 1979: Thursday 25 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Nāga Caturthī 1979 falls on Thursday 25 October. Caturthī runs from 12:38 on Wed 24 Oct to 12:32 on Thu 25 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 25 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 25 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 25 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/naga-chaturthi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 4 Naga caturthi (paraviddha and madhyahnavyapini).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Caturthī | Madhyāhna 24th | Covered | Madhyāhna 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:38 → 21:32 | 12:13 | 48 min | 12:13 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Chicago | 23:38 → 23:32 | 12:11 | 48 min | 12:10 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Jersey City | 00:38 → 00:32 | 12:16 | 48 min | 12:16 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 00:38 → 00:32 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| London | 05:38 → 05:32 | 12:20 | 48 min | 12:20 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Durban | 06:38 → 06:32 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Dubai | 08:38 → 08:32 | 11:39 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Delhi | 10:08 → 10:02 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Kolkata | 10:08 → 10:02 | 10:57 | 48 min | 10:57 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Singapore | 12:08 → 12:02 | 11:55 | 35 min | 11:55 | 7 min | 25 Oct |
| Sydney | 14:38 → 14:32 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 25 Oct |
| Suva | 16:38 → 16:32 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 25 Oct |