Midday of Wednesday 17 April
Taken. The only midday Pañcamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:54 12:42 madhyāhna ends
11:0611:3011:5412:1812:4213:0613:30
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Lakṣmī Pañcamī · 2002
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 111 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 17 April
Taken. The only midday Pañcamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 18 April
Pañcamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pañcamī runs from 09:32 on Wed 17 Apr to 10:03 on Thu 18 Apr.
2002-04-17T01:31:40Z → 2002-04-18T02:02:48Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:54–12:42 on the 17th, 11:54–12:42 on the 18th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pañcamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 17th and 0 of 48 on the 18th.
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 6667 s
Ruling
Lakṣmī Pañcamī, Baoding, 2002: Wednesday 17 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Lakṣmī Pañcamī 2002 falls on Wednesday 17 April. Pañcamī runs from 09:32 on Wed 17 Apr to 10:03 on Thu 18 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 17 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 17 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 17 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 17th | Covered | Madhyāhna 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:32 → 19:03 | 12:29 | 48 min | 12:29 | 0 min | 17 Apr |
| Chicago | 20:32 → 21:03 | 12:27 | 48 min | 12:26 | 0 min | 17 Apr |
| Jersey City | 21:32 → 22:03 | 12:32 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 17 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 21:32 → 22:03 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 17 Apr |
| London | 02:32 → 03:03 | 12:37 | 48 min | 12:36 | 0 min | 17 Apr |
| Durban | 03:32 → 04:03 | 11:31 | 48 min | 11:31 | 0 min | 17 Apr |
| Dubai | 05:32 → 06:03 | 11:55 | 48 min | 11:54 | 0 min | 17 Apr |
| Delhi | 07:02 → 07:33 | 11:57 | 48 min | 11:57 | 0 min | 17 Apr |
| Kolkata | 07:02 → 07:33 | 11:12 | 48 min | 11:12 | 0 min | 17 Apr |
| Singapore | 09:32 → 10:03 | 12:40 | 48 min | 12:40 | 0 min | 17 Apr |
| Sydney | 11:32 → 12:03 | 11:31 | 47 min | 11:30 | 32 min | 17 Apr |
| Suva | 13:32 → 14:03 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 18 Apr |