Midday of Saturday 4 February
Taken. The only midday Dvādaśī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:08 12:56 madhyāhna ends
11:2011:4412:0812:3212:5613:2013:44
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Bhīṣma Dvādaśī · 2012
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 240 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 4 February
Taken. The only midday Dvādaśī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 5 February
Dvādaśī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Dvādaśī runs from 07:26 on Sat 4 Feb to 08:08 on Sun 5 Feb.
2012-02-03T23:26:28Z → 2012-02-05T00:07:59Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:08–12:56 on the 4th, 12:08–12:56 on the 5th.
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 4th and 0 of 48 on the 5th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 14420 s
Ruling
Bhīṣma Dvādaśī, Baoding, 2012: Saturday 4 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bhīṣma Dvādaśī 2012 falls on Saturday 4 February. Dvādaśī runs from 07:26 on Sat 4 Feb to 08:08 on Sun 5 Feb and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 4 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 4 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 4 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 3rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:26 → 16:08 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 4 Feb |
| Chicago | 17:26 → 18:08 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 4 Feb |
| Jersey City | 18:26 → 19:08 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 4 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 19:26 → 20:08 | 11:56 | 0 min | 11:56 | 0 min | 4 Feb |
| London | 23:26 → 00:08 | 11:51 | 0 min | 11:51 | 0 min | 4 Feb |
| Durban | 01:26 → 02:08 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 4 Feb |
| Dubai | 03:26 → 04:08 | 12:09 | 0 min | 12:09 | 0 min | 4 Feb |
| Delhi | 04:56 → 05:38 | 12:11 | 0 min | 12:11 | 0 min | 4 Feb |
| Kolkata | 04:56 → 05:38 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 4 Feb |
| Singapore | 07:26 → 08:08 | 12:54 | 0 min | 12:55 | 0 min | 4 Feb |
| Sydney | 10:26 → 11:08 | 12:45 | 0 min | 12:45 | 0 min | 4 Feb |
| Suva | 11:26 → 12:08 | 11:56 | 0 min | 11:56 | 12 min | 4 Feb |