Late afternoon of Saturday 31 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
16:13 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:50
Caturthī begins 17:03:26
15:4916:1316:3717:0117:2517:4918:1318:3719:01
107 of 157 minutes covered, the last 107
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 1996
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 50 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Saturday 31 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
107 of 157 minutes covered, the last 107
Late afternoon of Sunday 1 September
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 156 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 17:03 on Sat 31 Aug to 15:17 on Sun 1 Sep.
1996-08-31T09:03:27Z → 1996-09-01T07:16:47Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:13–18:50 on the 31st, 16:12–18:48 on the 1st.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 107 of 157 minutes on the 31st and 0 of 156 on the 1st.
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 3013 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 1996: Saturday 31 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 1996 falls on Saturday 31 August. Caturthī runs from 17:03 on Sat 31 Aug to 15:17 on Sun 1 Sep and covers 107 of 157 minutes of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 31 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 31 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 31 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 31st | Covered | Sāyāhna 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:03 → 00:17 | 16:45 | 155 min | 16:44 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Chicago | 04:03 → 02:17 | 16:47 | 158 min | 16:46 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Jersey City | 05:03 → 03:17 | 16:52 | 157 min | 16:51 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 05:03 → 03:17 | 15:48 | 148 min | 15:47 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| London | 10:03 → 08:17 | 17:05 | 163 min | 17:04 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Durban | 11:03 → 09:17 | 15:23 | 138 min | 15:23 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Dubai | 13:03 → 11:17 | 16:06 | 152 min | 16:06 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Delhi | 14:33 → 12:47 | 16:10 | 153 min | 16:10 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Kolkata | 14:33 → 12:47 | 15:23 | 151 min | 15:23 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Singapore | 17:03 → 15:17 | 16:43 | 125 min | 16:43 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Sydney | 19:03 → 17:17 | 15:20 | 0 min | 15:20 | 117 min | 1 Sep |
| Suva | 21:03 → 19:17 | 15:38 | 0 min | 15:38 | 141 min | 1 Sep |