Late afternoon of Friday 1 September
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
16:12 sāyāhna beginssunset 18:49
Caturthī begins 18:34:57
15:4816:1216:3617:0017:2417:4818:1218:3619:00
14 of 156 minutes covered, the last 14
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 2034
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 4 min 26 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Friday 1 September
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
14 of 156 minutes covered, the last 14
Late afternoon of Saturday 2 September
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 156 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 18:35 on Fri 1 Sep to 16:07 on Sat 2 Sep.
2034-09-01T10:34:58Z → 2034-09-02T08:06:59Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:12–18:49 on the 1st, 16:11–18:47 on the 2nd.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 14 of 156 minutes on the 1st and 0 of 156 on the 2nd.
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 266 s < 300 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 2034: Friday 1 September.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 2034 falls on Friday 1 September. Caturthī runs from 18:35 on Fri 1 Sep to 16:07 on Sat 2 Sep and covers 14 of 156 minutes of sāyāhna that late afternoon. It is 4 min 26 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 1 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 1 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 1 Sep |
| 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 1st | Covered | Sāyāhna 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:35 → 01:07 | 16:44 | 154 min | 16:43 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Chicago | 05:35 → 03:07 | 16:46 | 157 min | 16:45 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Jersey City | 06:35 → 04:07 | 16:51 | 157 min | 16:50 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 06:35 → 04:07 | 15:48 | 148 min | 15:47 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| London | 11:35 → 09:07 | 17:04 | 163 min | 17:02 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Durban | 12:35 → 10:07 | 15:23 | 138 min | 15:23 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Dubai | 14:35 → 12:07 | 16:06 | 152 min | 16:05 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Delhi | 16:05 → 13:37 | 16:10 | 153 min | 16:09 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Kolkata | 16:05 → 13:37 | 15:23 | 109 min | 15:22 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Singapore | 18:35 → 16:07 | 16:43 | 34 min | 16:43 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Sydney | 20:35 → 18:07 | 15:20 | 0 min | 15:21 | 137 min | 2 Sep |
| Suva | 22:35 → 20:07 | 15:38 | 0 min | 15:38 | 141 min | 2 Sep |