Late afternoon of Tuesday 18 August
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
16:26 sāyāhna beginssunset 19:09
16:0216:2616:5017:1417:3818:0218:2618:5019:1419:38
0 of 163 minutes covered
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 1981
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 54 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Tuesday 18 August
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 163 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Wednesday 19 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
109 of 163 minutes covered, the first 109
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 20:18 on Tue 18 Aug to 18:14 on Wed 19 Aug.
1981-08-18T12:18:20Z → 1981-08-19T10:14:14Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:26–19:09 on the 18th, 16:25–19:08 on the 19th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 0 of 163 minutes on the 18th and 109 of 163 on the 19th.
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 3218 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 1981: Wednesday 19 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 1981 falls on Wednesday 19 August. Caturthī runs from 20:18 on Tue 18 Aug to 18:14 on Wed 19 Aug and covers 109 of 163 minutes of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 19 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 19 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 19 Aug |
| 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 18th | Covered | Sāyāhna 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:18 → 03:14 | 16:56 | 160 min | 16:55 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Chicago | 07:18 → 05:14 | 17:01 | 165 min | 17:00 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Jersey City | 08:18 → 06:14 | 17:06 | 164 min | 17:05 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 08:18 → 06:14 | 15:54 | 149 min | 15:53 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| London | 13:18 → 11:14 | 17:24 | 173 min | 17:22 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Durban | 14:18 → 12:14 | 15:20 | 133 min | 15:20 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Dubai | 16:18 → 14:14 | 16:15 | 153 min | 16:15 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Delhi | 17:48 → 15:44 | 16:20 | 69 min | 16:20 | 0 min | 18 Aug |
| Kolkata | 17:48 → 15:44 | 15:32 | 18 min | 15:31 | 13 min | 18 Aug |
| Singapore | 19:48 → 17:44 | 16:17 | 0 min | 16:17 | 87 min | 19 Aug |
| Sydney | 22:18 → 20:14 | 15:16 | 0 min | 15:16 | 131 min | 19 Aug |
| Suva | 00:18 → 22:14 | 15:38 | 0 min | 15:38 | 138 min | 19 Aug |