Late afternoon of Wednesday 12 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
17:32 sāyāhna beginssunset 20:18
17:0817:3217:5618:2018:4419:0819:3219:5620:2020:44
166 of 166 minutes covered
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 1987
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 487 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Wednesday 12 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
166 of 166 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Thursday 13 August
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 165 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 09:25 on Wed 12 Aug to 07:12 on Thu 13 Aug.
1987-08-12T00:25:00Z → 1987-08-12T22:11:42Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 17:32–20:18 on the 12th, 17:31–20:16 on the 13th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 166 of 166 minutes on the 12th and 0 of 165 on the 13th.
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 29206 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 1987: Wednesday 12 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 1987 falls on Wednesday 12 August. Caturthī runs from 09:25 on Wed 12 Aug to 07:12 on Thu 13 Aug and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 12 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 12 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 12 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 12th | Covered | Sāyāhna 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:25 → 15:12 | 17:01 | 0 min | 17:00 | 0 min | 11 Aug |
| Chicago | 19:25 → 17:12 | 17:07 | 4 min | 17:06 | 0 min | 11 Aug |
| Jersey City | 20:25 → 18:12 | 17:12 | 60 min | 17:11 | 0 min | 12 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 20:25 → 18:12 | 15:56 | 136 min | 15:56 | 0 min | 12 Aug |
| London | 01:25 → 23:12 | 17:32 | 178 min | 17:31 | 0 min | 12 Aug |
| Durban | 02:25 → 00:12 | 15:18 | 131 min | 15:18 | 0 min | 12 Aug |
| Dubai | 04:25 → 02:12 | 16:19 | 157 min | 16:19 | 0 min | 12 Aug |
| Delhi | 05:55 → 03:42 | 16:25 | 159 min | 16:24 | 0 min | 12 Aug |
| Kolkata | 05:55 → 03:42 | 15:35 | 156 min | 15:35 | 0 min | 12 Aug |
| Singapore | 08:25 → 06:12 | 16:48 | 146 min | 16:48 | 0 min | 12 Aug |
| Sydney | 10:25 → 08:12 | 15:14 | 129 min | 15:14 | 0 min | 12 Aug |
| Suva | 12:25 → 10:12 | 15:37 | 137 min | 15:37 | 0 min | 12 Aug |