Monday 3 February

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 15:58 on Sun 2 Feb to 12:58 on Mon 3 Feb.

   2053-02-02T07:57:42Z → 2053-02-03T04:57:54Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:08–12:56 on the 2nd, 12:08–12:56 on the 3rd.

   madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′

3. 03

   Rule

   Pūrṇimā must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 2nd and 48 of 48 on the 3rd.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105

4. 04

   Tie-break

   Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 102 s < 300 s

5. 05

   Ruling

   Māghī Pūrṇimā, Baoding, 2053: Monday 3 February.

   confidence: boundary (margin)

Say it like this

In Baoding, Māghī Pūrṇimā 2053 falls on Monday 3 February. Pūrṇimā runs from 15:58 on Sun 2 Feb to 12:58 on Mon 3 Feb and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It is 1 min 42 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.

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