Late afternoon of Sunday 5 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
16:36 sāyāhna beginssunset 19:25
16:1216:3617:0017:2417:4818:1218:3619:0019:2419:48
168 of 168 minutes covered
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 2012
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 473 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Sunday 5 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
168 of 168 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Monday 6 August
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 168 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 08:24 on Sun 5 Aug to 08:43 on Mon 6 Aug.
2012-08-05T00:23:49Z → 2012-08-06T00:42:46Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:36–19:25 on the 5th, 16:36–19:24 on the 6th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 168 of 168 minutes on the 5th and 0 of 168 on the 6th.
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 28372 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 2012: Sunday 5 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 2012 falls on Sunday 5 August. Caturthī runs from 08:24 on Sun 5 Aug to 08:43 on Mon 6 Aug and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 5 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 5 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 5 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 5th | Covered | Sāyāhna 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:24 → 17:43 | 17:05 | 38 min | 17:04 | 0 min | 4 Aug |
| Chicago | 19:24 → 19:43 | 17:12 | 150 min | 17:12 | 0 min | 4 Aug |
| Jersey City | 20:24 → 20:43 | 17:17 | 170 min | 17:16 | 0 min | 5 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 20:24 → 20:43 | 15:58 | 151 min | 15:57 | 0 min | 5 Aug |
| London | 01:24 → 01:43 | 17:39 | 182 min | 17:38 | 0 min | 5 Aug |
| Durban | 02:24 → 02:43 | 15:16 | 130 min | 15:17 | 0 min | 5 Aug |
| Dubai | 04:24 → 04:43 | 16:22 | 158 min | 16:22 | 0 min | 5 Aug |
| Delhi | 05:54 → 06:13 | 16:28 | 161 min | 16:27 | 0 min | 5 Aug |
| Kolkata | 05:54 → 06:13 | 15:38 | 157 min | 15:37 | 0 min | 5 Aug |
| Singapore | 08:24 → 08:43 | 16:49 | 146 min | 16:49 | 0 min | 5 Aug |
| Sydney | 10:24 → 10:43 | 15:11 | 127 min | 15:12 | 0 min | 5 Aug |
| Suva | 12:24 → 12:43 | 15:37 | 136 min | 15:37 | 0 min | 5 Aug |