Midday of Friday 29 March
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:59 12:47 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 11:50:12
11:1111:3511:5912:2312:4713:1113:35
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Bhavānī Utpatti · 1985
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 9 min 11 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 29 March
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 30 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the second.
21 of 48 minutes covered, the first 21
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 11:50 on Fri 29 Mar to 12:20 on Sat 30 Mar.
1985-03-29T03:50:12Z → 1985-03-30T04:19:45Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:59–12:47 on the 29th, 11:59–12:47 on the 30th.
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 29th and 21 of 48 on the 30th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.
priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 551 s
Ruling
Bhavānī Utpatti, Baoding, 1985: Saturday 30 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bhavānī Utpatti 1985 falls on Saturday 30 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 11:50 on Fri 29 Mar to 12:20 on Sat 30 Mar and covers 21 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the second midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 30 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 30 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 30 Mar |
| 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 29th | Covered | Madhyāhna 30th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:50 → 20:20 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:50 → 22:20 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:31 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:50 → 23:20 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:50 → 00:20 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| London | 03:50 → 04:20 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| Durban | 05:50 → 06:20 | 11:36 | 48 min | 11:36 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:50 → 08:20 | 12:00 | 48 min | 12:00 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| Delhi | 09:20 → 09:50 | 12:02 | 48 min | 12:02 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| Kolkata | 09:20 → 09:50 | 11:18 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| Singapore | 11:50 → 12:20 | 12:46 | 48 min | 12:45 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:50 → 14:20 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 30 Mar |
| Suva | 15:50 → 16:20 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 30 Mar |