Midday of Thursday 17 November
Qualifies with 11 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:39 12:27 madhyāhna ends
Pūrṇimā begins 12:15:31
10:5111:1511:3912:0312:2712:5113:15
11 of 48 minutes covered, the last 11
Ruling · Kārtikī Pūrṇimā · 1994
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both middays qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 17 November
Qualifies with 11 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
11 of 48 minutes covered, the last 11
Midday of Friday 18 November
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 12:16 on Thu 17 Nov to 14:57 on Fri 18 Nov.
1994-11-17T04:15:31Z → 1994-11-18T06:57:00Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:39–12:27 on the 17th, 11:39–12:27 on the 18th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 11 of 48 minutes on the 17th and 48 of 48 on the 18th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both middays qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 680 s
Ruling
Kārtikī Pūrṇimā, Baoding, 1994: Friday 18 November.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Baoding, Kārtikī Pūrṇimā 1994 falls on Friday 18 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 12:16 on Thu 17 Nov to 14:57 on Fri 18 Nov and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 11 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 18 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 18 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 18 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/kartiki-purnima · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 15 Rasayatra, (nisithavyapini, i.e. covering a period from 24 minutes before to 24 minutes after midnight. If occurs on two days or does not occur on any day, it is to be observed on the second day), Puskar Fair. Ratha yatra (Jain), Tripurotsava (evening), Kedara vrata (Orissa), Kartiki purnima.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pūrṇimā | Madhyāhna 17th | Covered | Madhyāhna 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:16 → 22:57 | 11:14 | 48 min | 11:14 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Chicago | 22:16 → 00:57 | 11:11 | 48 min | 11:12 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Jersey City | 23:16 → 01:57 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 00:16 → 02:57 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| London | 04:16 → 06:57 | 11:21 | 48 min | 11:21 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Durban | 06:16 → 08:57 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Dubai | 08:16 → 10:57 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 17 Nov |
| Delhi | 09:46 → 12:27 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 45 min | 17 Nov |
| Kolkata | 09:46 → 12:27 | 10:57 | 48 min | 10:58 | 48 min | 17 Nov |
| Singapore | 12:16 → 14:57 | 12:25 | 48 min | 12:26 | 48 min | 17 Nov |
| Sydney | 15:16 → 17:57 | 12:16 | 0 min | 12:16 | 48 min | 18 Nov |
| Suva | 16:16 → 18:57 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 18 Nov |