Midday of Thursday 14 November
Taken. The only midday Caturthī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:38 12:26 madhyāhna ends
10:5011:1411:3812:0212:2612:5013:14
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Nāga Caturthī · 1996
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 272 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 14 November
Taken. The only midday Caturthī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 15 November
Caturthī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 07:06 on Thu 14 Nov to 04:53 on Fri 15 Nov.
1996-11-13T23:06:28Z → 1996-11-14T20:53:18Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:38–12:26 on the 14th, 11:39–12:27 on the 15th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 14th and 0 of 48 on the 15th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 16316 s
Ruling
Nāga Caturthī, Baoding, 1996: Thursday 14 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Nāga Caturthī 1996 falls on Thursday 14 November. Caturthī runs from 07:06 on Thu 14 Nov to 04:53 on Fri 15 Nov and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 14 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 14 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 14 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/naga-chaturthi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 4 Naga caturthi (paraviddha and madhyahnavyapini).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Caturthī | Madhyāhna 13th | Covered | Madhyāhna 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:06 → 12:53 | 11:13 | 0 min | 11:13 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| Chicago | 17:06 → 14:53 | 11:11 | 0 min | 11:11 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| Jersey City | 18:06 → 15:53 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 19:06 → 16:53 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| London | 23:06 → 20:53 | 11:21 | 0 min | 11:21 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| Durban | 01:06 → 22:53 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| Dubai | 03:06 → 00:53 | 11:39 | 0 min | 11:39 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| Delhi | 04:36 → 02:23 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| Kolkata | 04:36 → 02:23 | 10:57 | 0 min | 10:57 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| Singapore | 07:06 → 04:53 | 12:25 | 0 min | 12:25 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| Sydney | 10:06 → 07:53 | 12:16 | 0 min | 12:16 | 48 min | 14 Nov |
| Suva | 11:06 → 08:53 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 14 Nov |