Late afternoon of Saturday 27 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
16:18 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:57
15:5416:1816:4217:0617:3017:5418:1818:4219:0619:30
159 of 159 minutes covered
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 1983
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 596 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 27 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
159 of 159 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Sunday 28 August
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 159 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 04:58 on Sat 27 Aug to 06:21 on Sun 28 Aug.
1983-08-26T20:57:42Z → 1983-08-27T22:20:57Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:18–18:57 on the 27th, 16:17–18:56 on the 28th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 159 of 159 minutes on the 27th and 0 of 159 on the 28th.
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 35772 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 1983: Saturday 27 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 1983 falls on Saturday 27 August. Caturthī runs from 04:58 on Sat 27 Aug to 06:21 on Sun 28 Aug and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 27 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 27 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 27 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 26th | Covered | Sāyāhna 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:58 → 15:21 | 16:50 | 157 min | 16:49 | 0 min | 26 Aug |
| Chicago | 15:58 → 17:21 | 16:53 | 161 min | 16:52 | 29 min | 26 Aug |
| Jersey City | 16:58 → 18:21 | 16:58 | 160 min | 16:57 | 84 min | 26 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 16:58 → 18:21 | 15:51 | 81 min | 15:50 | 148 min | 26 Aug |
| London | 21:58 → 23:21 | 17:13 | 0 min | 17:12 | 167 min | 27 Aug |
| Durban | 22:58 → 00:21 | 15:21 | 0 min | 15:22 | 136 min | 27 Aug |
| Dubai | 00:58 → 02:21 | 16:11 | 0 min | 16:10 | 153 min | 27 Aug |
| Delhi | 02:28 → 03:51 | 16:15 | 0 min | 16:14 | 154 min | 27 Aug |
| Kolkata | 02:28 → 03:51 | 15:27 | 0 min | 15:26 | 152 min | 27 Aug |
| Singapore | 04:58 → 06:21 | 16:45 | 0 min | 16:45 | 146 min | 27 Aug |
| Sydney | 06:58 → 08:21 | 15:18 | 0 min | 15:19 | 134 min | 27 Aug |
| Suva | 08:58 → 10:21 | 15:38 | 0 min | 15:38 | 140 min | 27 Aug |