Midday of Wednesday 24 August
Taken. The only midday Dvādaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Dāmodara Dvādaśī · 1988
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 232 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 24 August
Taken. The only midday Dvādaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 25 August
Dvādaśī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Dvādaśī runs from 09:04 on Wed 24 Aug to 06:24 on Thu 25 Aug.
1988-08-24T00:04:18Z → 1988-08-24T21:23:49Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:56–13:44 on the 24th, 12:56–13:44 on the 25th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Dvādaśī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 24th and 0 of 48 on the 25th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 13912 s
Ruling
Dāmodara Dvādaśī, Baoding, 1988: Wednesday 24 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Dāmodara Dvādaśī 1988 falls on Wednesday 24 August. Dvādaśī runs from 09:04 on Wed 24 Aug to 06:24 on Thu 25 Aug and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 24 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 24 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 24 Aug |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/damodara-dvadashi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 12 Buddha dvadasi, Damodara dvadasi (purvaviddha), Visnu-pavitraropana.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Dvādaśī | Madhyāhna 24th | Covered | Madhyāhna 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:04 → 14:24 | 12:31 | 48 min | 12:31 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Chicago | 19:04 → 16:24 | 12:28 | 48 min | 12:28 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Jersey City | 20:04 → 17:24 | 12:34 | 48 min | 12:34 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 20:04 → 17:24 | 11:44 | 48 min | 11:44 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| London | 01:04 → 22:24 | 12:38 | 48 min | 12:38 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Durban | 02:04 → 23:24 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Dubai | 04:04 → 01:24 | 11:57 | 48 min | 11:57 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Delhi | 05:34 → 02:54 | 11:59 | 48 min | 11:59 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Kolkata | 05:34 → 02:54 | 11:15 | 48 min | 11:14 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Singapore | 08:04 → 05:24 | 12:43 | 48 min | 12:43 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Sydney | 10:04 → 07:24 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:33 | 0 min | 24 Aug |
| Suva | 12:04 → 09:24 | 11:45 | 29 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 24 Aug |