Midday of Tuesday 31 March
Pañcamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:59 12:47 madhyāhna ends
11:1111:3511:5912:2312:4713:1113:35
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Lakṣmī Pañcamī · 1998
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 372 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 31 March
Pañcamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 1 April
Taken. The only midday Pañcamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pañcamī runs from 21:21 on Tue 31 Mar to 18:59 on Wed 1 Apr.
1998-03-31T13:20:54Z → 1998-04-01T10:58:32Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:59–12:47 on the 31st, 11:59–12:47 on the 1st.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pañcamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 31st and 48 of 48 on the 1st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 22322 s
Ruling
Lakṣmī Pañcamī, Baoding, 1998: Wednesday 1 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Lakṣmī Pañcamī 1998 falls on Wednesday 1 April. Pañcamī runs from 21:21 on Tue 31 Mar to 18:59 on Wed 1 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 1 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 1 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 1 Apr |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/lakshmi-panchami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 5 Sri pancami or Laksmi pancami (purvaviddha).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pañcamī | Madhyāhna 31st | Covered | Madhyāhna 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:21 → 02:59 | 11:33 | 48 min | 11:33 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Chicago | 07:21 → 04:59 | 11:31 | 48 min | 11:31 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Jersey City | 08:21 → 05:59 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 09:21 → 06:59 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| London | 14:21 → 11:59 | 12:41 | 0 min | 12:41 | 0 min | 1 Apr |
| Durban | 15:21 → 12:59 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Dubai | 17:21 → 14:59 | 11:59 | 0 min | 11:59 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Delhi | 18:51 → 16:29 | 12:02 | 0 min | 12:01 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Kolkata | 18:51 → 16:29 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Singapore | 21:21 → 18:59 | 12:45 | 0 min | 12:45 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Sydney | 23:21 → 20:59 | 11:35 | 0 min | 11:35 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Suva | 01:21 → 22:59 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 1 Apr |