Late afternoon of Wednesday 25 August
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule takes the first.
16:19 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:59
Caturthī begins 18:49:01
15:5516:1916:4317:0717:3117:5518:1918:4319:0719:31
10 of 160 minutes covered, the last 10
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 2021
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 10 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Wednesday 25 August
Taken. Both late afternoons qualify; the rule takes the first.
10 of 160 minutes covered, the last 10
Late afternoon of Thursday 26 August
Qualifies with 159 of 159 minutes. Not taken.
159 of 159 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 18:49 on Wed 25 Aug to 19:44 on Thu 26 Aug.
2021-08-25T10:49:01Z → 2021-08-26T11:44:23Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:19–18:59 on the 25th, 16:18–18:58 on the 26th.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 10 of 160 minutes on the 25th and 159 of 159 on the 26th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Both late afternoons qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 600 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 2021: Wednesday 25 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 2021 falls on Wednesday 25 August. Caturthī runs from 18:49 on Wed 25 Aug to 19:44 on Thu 26 Aug and covers 10 of 160 minutes of sāyāhna that late afternoon. It also reaches the next late afternoon for 159 minutes; by the rule the first late afternoon is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 25 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 25 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 25 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 25th | Covered | Sāyāhna 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:49 → 04:44 | 16:50 | 157 min | 16:49 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Chicago | 05:49 → 06:44 | 16:54 | 161 min | 16:53 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Jersey City | 06:49 → 07:44 | 16:58 | 160 min | 16:57 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 06:49 → 07:44 | 15:51 | 148 min | 15:50 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| London | 11:49 → 12:44 | 17:14 | 168 min | 17:12 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Durban | 12:49 → 13:44 | 15:21 | 136 min | 15:22 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Dubai | 14:49 → 15:44 | 16:11 | 153 min | 16:10 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Delhi | 16:19 → 17:14 | 16:15 | 151 min | 16:14 | 60 min | 25 Aug |
| Kolkata | 16:19 → 17:14 | 15:27 | 101 min | 15:27 | 108 min | 25 Aug |
| Singapore | 18:49 → 19:44 | 16:45 | 22 min | 16:45 | 146 min | 25 Aug |
| Sydney | 20:49 → 21:44 | 15:18 | 0 min | 15:19 | 134 min | 26 Aug |
| Suva | 22:49 → 23:44 | 15:38 | 0 min | 15:38 | 140 min | 26 Aug |