Midday of Saturday 28 April
Taken. The only midday Saptamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:52 12:40 madhyāhna ends
11:0411:2811:5212:1612:4013:0413:28
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Gaṅgotpatti (Gaṅgā Saptamī) · 2012
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 362 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 28 April
Taken. The only midday Saptamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 29 April
Saptamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 05:01 on Sat 28 Apr to 05:50 on Sun 29 Apr.
2012-04-27T21:00:59Z → 2012-04-28T21:50:04Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:52–12:40 on the 28th, 11:52–12:40 on the 29th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 28th and 0 of 48 on the 29th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 21705 s
Ruling
Gaṅgotpatti, Baoding, 2012: Saturday 28 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Gaṅgotpatti (Ganga Saptami) 2012 falls on Saturday 28 April. Saptamī runs from 05:01 on Sat 28 Apr to 05:50 on Sun 29 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 28 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 28 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 28 Apr |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/gangotpatti · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 7 Gangotpatti, (madhyahna vyapini, if occurs on two successive days, the first day is to be observed), Jahnu saptami, Sarkara saptami.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Saptamī | Madhyāhna 27th | Covered | Madhyāhna 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:01 → 14:50 | 12:27 | 0 min | 12:27 | 48 min | 28 Apr |
| Chicago | 16:01 → 16:50 | 12:25 | 0 min | 12:24 | 48 min | 28 Apr |
| Jersey City | 17:01 → 17:50 | 12:30 | 0 min | 12:30 | 48 min | 28 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 17:01 → 17:50 | 11:40 | 0 min | 11:40 | 48 min | 28 Apr |
| London | 22:01 → 22:50 | 12:35 | 0 min | 12:34 | 48 min | 28 Apr |
| Durban | 23:01 → 23:50 | 11:29 | 0 min | 11:29 | 48 min | 28 Apr |
| Dubai | 01:01 → 01:50 | 11:53 | 0 min | 11:52 | 48 min | 28 Apr |
| Delhi | 02:31 → 03:20 | 11:55 | 0 min | 11:55 | 48 min | 28 Apr |
| Kolkata | 02:31 → 03:20 | 11:10 | 0 min | 11:10 | 48 min | 28 Apr |
| Singapore | 05:01 → 05:50 | 12:38 | 0 min | 12:38 | 48 min | 28 Apr |
| Sydney | 07:01 → 07:50 | 11:29 | 0 min | 11:28 | 48 min | 28 Apr |
| Suva | 09:01 → 09:50 | 11:40 | 0 min | 11:40 | 48 min | 28 Apr |