Late afternoon of Friday 15 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
16:29 sāyāhna beginssunset 19:14
16:0516:2916:5317:1717:4118:0518:2918:5319:1719:41
164 of 164 minutes covered
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 2003
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 201 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Friday 15 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
164 of 164 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Saturday 16 August
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 164 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 12:04 on Fri 15 Aug to 13:08 on Sat 16 Aug.
2003-08-15T04:04:05Z → 2003-08-16T05:07:39Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:29–19:14 on the 15th, 16:28–19:12 on the 16th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 164 of 164 minutes on the 15th and 0 of 164 on the 16th.
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 12040 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 2003: Friday 15 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 2003 falls on Friday 15 August. Caturthī runs from 12:04 on Fri 15 Aug to 13:08 on Sat 16 Aug and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 15 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 15 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 15 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 15th | Covered | Sāyāhna 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:04 → 22:08 | 16:59 | 161 min | 16:58 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Chicago | 23:04 → 00:08 | 17:04 | 166 min | 17:03 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Jersey City | 00:04 → 01:08 | 17:09 | 166 min | 17:08 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 00:04 → 01:08 | 15:55 | 150 min | 15:55 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| London | 05:04 → 06:08 | 17:28 | 176 min | 17:27 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Durban | 06:04 → 07:08 | 15:19 | 132 min | 15:19 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Dubai | 08:04 → 09:08 | 16:18 | 156 min | 16:17 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Delhi | 09:34 → 10:38 | 16:23 | 158 min | 16:22 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Kolkata | 09:34 → 10:38 | 15:34 | 155 min | 15:33 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Singapore | 12:04 → 13:08 | 16:48 | 146 min | 16:48 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Sydney | 14:04 → 15:08 | 15:15 | 130 min | 15:15 | 0 min | 15 Aug |
| Suva | 16:04 → 17:08 | 15:38 | 111 min | 15:38 | 90 min | 15 Aug |