Evening of Tuesday 23 January
Taken. The only evening Caturthī reaches.
17:28 sunsetpradoṣa ends 19:20
17:0417:2817:5218:1618:4019:0419:2819:52
113 of 113 minutes covered
Ruling · Tila Caturthī · 1996
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 401 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Tuesday 23 January
Taken. The only evening Caturthī reaches.
113 of 113 minutes covered
Evening of Wednesday 24 January
Caturthī is absent from pradoṣa. Not taken.
0 of 112 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 10:47 on Tue 23 Jan to 08:33 on Wed 24 Jan.
1996-01-23T02:46:56Z → 1996-01-24T00:32:30Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 17:28–19:20 on the 23rd, 17:29–19:21 on the 24th.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 113 of 113 minutes on the 23rd and 0 of 112 on the 24th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Only one evening qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 24045 s
Ruling
Tila Caturthī, Baoding, 1996: Tuesday 23 January.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Tila Caturthī 1996 falls on Tuesday 23 January. Caturthī runs from 10:47 on Tue 23 Jan to 08:33 on Wed 24 Jan and covers all of pradoṣa that evening.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 23 Jan |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 23 Jan |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 23 Jan |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/tila-chaturthi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 4 Tila caturthi and Kunda caturthi (pradosavyapini), Varada caturthi (Bengal & Orissa), Ganesa caturthi, Ganesa jayanti (madhyahnavyapini purvaviddha).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Caturthī | Sunset 23rd | Covered | Sunset 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:47 → 16:33 | 17:14 | 0 min | 17:15 | 0 min | 22 Jan |
| Chicago | 20:47 → 18:33 | 16:53 | 99 min | 16:55 | 0 min | 23 Jan |
| Jersey City | 21:47 → 19:33 | 17:02 | 114 min | 17:03 | 0 min | 23 Jan |
| Port of Spain | 22:47 → 20:33 | 18:06 | 99 min | 18:06 | 0 min | 23 Jan |
| London | 02:47 → 00:33 | 16:32 | 123 min | 16:34 | 0 min | 23 Jan |
| Durban | 04:47 → 02:33 | 18:58 | 83 min | 18:58 | 0 min | 23 Jan |
| Dubai | 06:47 → 04:33 | 17:56 | 105 min | 17:57 | 0 min | 23 Jan |
| Delhi | 08:17 → 06:03 | 17:52 | 107 min | 17:53 | 0 min | 23 Jan |
| Kolkata | 08:17 → 06:03 | 17:18 | 104 min | 17:19 | 0 min | 23 Jan |
| Singapore | 10:47 → 08:33 | 19:18 | 96 min | 19:18 | 0 min | 23 Jan |
| Sydney | 13:47 → 11:33 | 20:06 | 80 min | 20:06 | 0 min | 23 Jan |
| Suva | 14:47 → 12:33 | 18:48 | 88 min | 18:48 | 0 min | 23 Jan |