Midday of Monday 2 February
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 12:08 12:56 madhyāhna ends
11:2011:4412:0812:3212:5613:2013:44
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Bhīṣma Dvādaśī · 2004
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 28 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 2 February
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Tuesday 3 February
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Dvādaśī runs from 11:14 on Mon 2 Feb to 13:24 on Tue 3 Feb.
2004-02-02T03:13:35Z → 2004-02-03T05:23:56Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:08–12:56 on the 2nd, 12:08–12:56 on the 3rd.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Dvādaśī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 2nd and 48 of 48 on the 3rd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 1670 s
Ruling
Bhīṣma Dvādaśī, Baoding, 2004: Monday 2 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bhīṣma Dvādaśī 2004 falls on Monday 2 February. Dvādaśī runs from 11:14 on Mon 2 Feb to 13:24 on Tue 3 Feb and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 2 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 2 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 2 Feb |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/bhishma-dvadashi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 12 Bhisma dvadasi (purvaviddha), Amalaki dvadasi, Santana dvadasi, Varaha dvadasi” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Dvādaśī | Madhyāhna 2nd | Covered | Madhyāhna 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:14 → 21:24 | 11:43 | 48 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 2 Feb |
| Chicago | 21:14 → 23:24 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 2 Feb |
| Jersey City | 22:14 → 00:24 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 2 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 23:14 → 01:24 | 11:56 | 48 min | 11:56 | 0 min | 2 Feb |
| London | 03:14 → 05:24 | 11:50 | 48 min | 11:51 | 0 min | 2 Feb |
| Durban | 05:14 → 07:24 | 11:45 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 2 Feb |
| Dubai | 07:14 → 09:24 | 12:09 | 48 min | 12:09 | 0 min | 2 Feb |
| Delhi | 08:44 → 10:54 | 12:11 | 48 min | 12:11 | 0 min | 2 Feb |
| Kolkata | 08:44 → 10:54 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 2 Feb |
| Singapore | 11:14 → 13:24 | 12:54 | 48 min | 12:54 | 30 min | 2 Feb |
| Sydney | 14:14 → 16:24 | 12:45 | 0 min | 12:45 | 48 min | 3 Feb |
| Suva | 15:14 → 17:24 | 11:56 | 0 min | 11:56 | 48 min | 3 Feb |