Late afternoon of Thursday 21 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
16:23 sāyāhna beginssunset 19:05
15:5916:2316:4717:1117:3517:5918:2318:4719:1119:35
162 of 162 minutes covered
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 1997
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 494 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Thursday 21 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
162 of 162 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Friday 22 August
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 161 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 08:10 on Thu 21 Aug to 05:04 on Fri 22 Aug.
1997-08-21T00:09:47Z → 1997-08-21T21:03:43Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:23–19:05 on the 21st, 16:22–19:04 on the 22nd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 162 of 162 minutes on the 21st and 0 of 161 on the 22nd.
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 29614 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 1997: Thursday 21 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 1997 falls on Thursday 21 August. Caturthī runs from 08:10 on Thu 21 Aug to 05:04 on Fri 22 Aug and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 21 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 21 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 21 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 21st | Covered | Sāyāhna 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:10 → 14:04 | 16:54 | 0 min | 16:53 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Chicago | 19:10 → 16:04 | 16:58 | 0 min | 16:57 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Jersey City | 20:10 → 17:04 | 17:03 | 1 min | 17:02 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 20:10 → 17:04 | 15:52 | 71 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| London | 01:10 → 22:04 | 17:19 | 171 min | 17:18 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Durban | 02:10 → 23:04 | 15:20 | 134 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Dubai | 04:10 → 01:04 | 16:14 | 155 min | 16:13 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Delhi | 05:40 → 02:34 | 16:18 | 156 min | 16:18 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Kolkata | 05:40 → 02:34 | 15:30 | 154 min | 15:29 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Singapore | 08:10 → 05:04 | 16:46 | 146 min | 16:46 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Sydney | 10:10 → 07:04 | 15:17 | 132 min | 15:17 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Suva | 12:10 → 09:04 | 15:38 | 139 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 21 Aug |