Midday of Wednesday 20 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:54 12:42 madhyāhna ends
11:0611:3011:5412:1812:4213:0613:30
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Bhavānī Utpatti · 1983
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 353 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 20 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 21 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 06:01 on Wed 20 Apr to 03:54 on Thu 21 Apr.
1983-04-19T22:00:33Z → 1983-04-20T19:53:31Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:54–12:42 on the 20th, 11:53–12:41 on the 21st.
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 20th and 0 of 48 on the 21st.
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 21181 s
Ruling
Bhavānī Utpatti, Baoding, 1983: Wednesday 20 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bhavānī Utpatti 1983 falls on Wednesday 20 April. Aṣṭamī runs from 06:01 on Wed 20 Apr to 03:54 on Thu 21 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 20 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 20 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 20 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 19th | Covered | Madhyāhna 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:01 → 11:54 | 11:28 | 0 min | 11:28 | 25 min | 20 Apr |
| Chicago | 16:01 → 13:54 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 20 Apr |
| Jersey City | 17:01 → 14:54 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 20 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 18:01 → 15:54 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 20 Apr |
| London | 23:01 → 20:54 | 12:36 | 0 min | 12:36 | 48 min | 20 Apr |
| Durban | 00:01 → 21:54 | 11:31 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 20 Apr |
| Dubai | 02:01 → 23:54 | 11:54 | 0 min | 11:54 | 48 min | 20 Apr |
| Delhi | 03:31 → 01:24 | 11:57 | 0 min | 11:56 | 48 min | 20 Apr |
| Kolkata | 03:31 → 01:24 | 11:12 | 0 min | 11:12 | 48 min | 20 Apr |
| Singapore | 06:01 → 03:54 | 12:40 | 0 min | 12:40 | 48 min | 20 Apr |
| Sydney | 08:01 → 05:54 | 11:30 | 0 min | 11:30 | 48 min | 20 Apr |
| Suva | 10:01 → 07:54 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 20 Apr |