Late afternoon of Thursday 2 September
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
16:11 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:47
15:4716:1116:3516:5917:2317:4718:1118:3518:59
156 of 156 minutes covered
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 2004
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 614 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Thursday 2 September
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
156 of 156 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Friday 3 September
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 155 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 05:58 on Thu 2 Sep to 05:54 on Fri 3 Sep.
2004-09-01T21:57:33Z → 2004-09-02T21:54:20Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:11–18:47 on the 2nd, 16:10–18:45 on the 3rd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 156 of 156 minutes on the 2nd and 0 of 155 on the 3rd.
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 36813 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 2004: Thursday 2 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 2004 falls on Thursday 2 September. Caturthī runs from 05:58 on Thu 2 Sep to 05:54 on Fri 3 Sep and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 2 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 2 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 2 Sep |
| 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 1st | Covered | Sāyāhna 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:58 → 14:54 | 16:44 | 154 min | 16:43 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Chicago | 16:58 → 16:54 | 16:46 | 145 min | 16:45 | 10 min | 1 Sep |
| Jersey City | 17:58 → 17:54 | 16:51 | 90 min | 16:50 | 65 min | 1 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 17:58 → 17:54 | 15:47 | 17 min | 15:47 | 127 min | 1 Sep |
| London | 22:58 → 22:54 | 17:03 | 0 min | 17:02 | 162 min | 2 Sep |
| Durban | 23:58 → 23:54 | 15:23 | 0 min | 15:23 | 138 min | 2 Sep |
| Dubai | 01:58 → 01:54 | 16:06 | 0 min | 16:05 | 151 min | 2 Sep |
| Delhi | 03:28 → 03:24 | 16:10 | 0 min | 16:09 | 152 min | 2 Sep |
| Kolkata | 03:28 → 03:24 | 15:23 | 0 min | 15:22 | 151 min | 2 Sep |
| Singapore | 05:58 → 05:54 | 16:43 | 0 min | 16:42 | 146 min | 2 Sep |
| Sydney | 07:58 → 07:54 | 15:20 | 0 min | 15:21 | 137 min | 2 Sep |
| Suva | 09:58 → 09:54 | 15:38 | 0 min | 15:38 | 141 min | 2 Sep |