Late afternoon of Sunday 21 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
16:23 sāyāhna beginssunset 19:04
15:5916:2316:4717:1117:3517:5918:2318:4719:1119:35
161 of 161 minutes covered
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 2016
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 335 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Sunday 21 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
161 of 161 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Monday 22 August
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 161 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 10:48 on Sun 21 Aug to 08:14 on Mon 22 Aug.
2016-08-21T02:47:41Z → 2016-08-22T00:13:50Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:23–19:04 on the 21st, 16:22–19:03 on the 22nd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 161 of 161 minutes on the 21st and 0 of 161 on the 22nd.
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 20119 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 2016: Sunday 21 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 2016 falls on Sunday 21 August. Caturthī runs from 10:48 on Sun 21 Aug to 08:14 on Mon 22 Aug and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 21 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 21 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 21 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 21st | Covered | Sāyāhna 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:48 → 17:14 | 16:53 | 21 min | 16:52 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Chicago | 21:48 → 19:14 | 16:58 | 136 min | 16:57 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Jersey City | 22:48 → 20:14 | 17:02 | 162 min | 17:01 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 22:48 → 20:14 | 15:52 | 149 min | 15:52 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| London | 03:48 → 01:14 | 17:19 | 171 min | 17:18 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Durban | 04:48 → 02:14 | 15:21 | 134 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Dubai | 06:48 → 04:14 | 16:13 | 154 min | 16:13 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Delhi | 08:18 → 05:44 | 16:18 | 156 min | 16:17 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Kolkata | 08:18 → 05:44 | 15:30 | 153 min | 15:29 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Singapore | 10:48 → 08:14 | 16:46 | 146 min | 16:46 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Sydney | 12:48 → 10:14 | 15:17 | 132 min | 15:17 | 0 min | 21 Aug |
| Suva | 14:48 → 12:14 | 15:38 | 139 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 21 Aug |