Midday of Sunday 24 November
Qualifies with 5 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:41 12:29 madhyāhna ends
Pūrṇimā begins 12:23:17
10:5311:1711:4112:0512:2912:5313:17
5 of 48 minutes covered, the last 5
Ruling · Kārtikī Pūrṇimā · 1996
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 Sunday 24 November
Qualifies with 5 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
5 of 48 minutes covered, the last 5
Midday of Monday 25 November
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
29 of 48 minutes covered, the first 29
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 12:23 on Sun 24 Nov to 12:10 on Mon 25 Nov.
1996-11-24T04:23:17Z → 1996-11-25T04:09:54Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:41–12:29 on the 24th, 11:41–12:29 on the 25th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 5 of 48 minutes on the 24th and 29 of 48 on the 25th.
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 325 s
Ruling
Kārtikī Pūrṇimā, Baoding, 1996: Monday 25 November.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Baoding, Kārtikī Pūrṇimā 1996 falls on Monday 25 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 12:23 on Sun 24 Nov to 12:10 on Mon 25 Nov and covers 29 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 5 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 | Mon 25 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 25 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 25 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 24th | Covered | Madhyāhna 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:23 → 20:10 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Chicago | 22:23 → 22:10 | 11:13 | 48 min | 11:14 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Jersey City | 23:23 → 23:10 | 11:19 | 48 min | 11:19 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 00:23 → 00:10 | 11:29 | 48 min | 11:29 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| London | 04:23 → 04:10 | 11:23 | 48 min | 11:23 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Durban | 06:23 → 06:10 | 11:19 | 48 min | 11:19 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Dubai | 08:23 → 08:10 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Delhi | 09:53 → 09:40 | 11:44 | 48 min | 11:44 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Kolkata | 09:53 → 09:40 | 10:59 | 48 min | 10:59 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Singapore | 12:23 → 12:10 | 12:27 | 48 min | 12:28 | 0 min | 24 Nov |
| Sydney | 15:23 → 15:10 | 12:18 | 0 min | 12:18 | 48 min | 25 Nov |
| Suva | 16:23 → 16:10 | 11:29 | 0 min | 11:29 | 48 min | 25 Nov |