Late afternoon of Tuesday 5 August
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
16:37 sāyāhna beginssunset 19:25
16:1316:3717:0117:2517:4918:1318:3719:0119:2519:49
0 of 169 minutes covered
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 2031
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 134 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Tuesday 5 August
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 169 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Wednesday 6 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
168 of 168 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 23:51 on Tue 5 Aug to 21:38 on Wed 6 Aug.
2031-08-05T15:50:52Z → 2031-08-06T13:38:22Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:37–19:25 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 0 of 169 minutes on the 5th and 168 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 8044 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 2031: Wednesday 6 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 2031 falls on Wednesday 6 August. Caturthī runs from 23:51 on Tue 5 Aug to 21:38 on Wed 6 Aug and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 6 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 6 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 6 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 | 08:51 → 06:38 | 17:05 | 164 min | 17:05 | 0 min | 5 Aug |
| Chicago | 10:51 → 08:38 | 17:13 | 171 min | 17:12 | 0 min | 5 Aug |
| Jersey City | 11:51 → 09:38 | 17:17 | 170 min | 17:16 | 0 min | 5 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 11:51 → 09:38 | 15:58 | 151 min | 15:58 | 0 min | 5 Aug |
| London | 16:51 → 14:38 | 17:39 | 182 min | 17:38 | 0 min | 5 Aug |
| Durban | 17:51 → 15:38 | 15:16 | 0 min | 15:16 | 22 min | 6 Aug |
| Dubai | 19:51 → 17:38 | 16:23 | 0 min | 16:22 | 76 min | 6 Aug |
| Delhi | 21:21 → 19:08 | 16:28 | 0 min | 16:28 | 161 min | 6 Aug |
| Kolkata | 21:21 → 19:08 | 15:38 | 0 min | 15:38 | 157 min | 6 Aug |
| Singapore | 23:51 → 21:38 | 16:50 | 0 min | 16:49 | 146 min | 6 Aug |
| Sydney | 01:51 → 23:38 | 15:11 | 0 min | 15:12 | 127 min | 6 Aug |
| Suva | 03:51 → 01:38 | 15:37 | 0 min | 15:37 | 136 min | 6 Aug |