Late afternoon of Wednesday 23 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
16:21 sāyāhna beginssunset 19:02
15:5716:2116:4517:0917:3317:5718:2118:4519:0919:33
161 of 161 minutes covered
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 2062
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 0 min 43 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Wednesday 23 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
161 of 161 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Thursday 24 August
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 160 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 15:52 on Wed 23 Aug to 16:20 on Thu 24 Aug.
2062-08-23T07:52:20Z → 2062-08-24T08:19:45Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:21–19:02 on the 23rd, 16:20–19:01 on the 24th.
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 23rd and 0 of 160 on the 24th.
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 43 s < 300 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Baoding, 2062: Wednesday 23 August.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Baoding, Bahulā Caturthī 2062 falls on Wednesday 23 August. Caturthī runs from 15:52 on Wed 23 Aug to 16:20 on Thu 24 Aug and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon. It is 0 min 43 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 23 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 23 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 23 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 23rd | Covered | Sāyāhna 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:52 → 01:20 | 16:52 | 158 min | 16:51 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Chicago | 02:52 → 03:20 | 16:56 | 162 min | 16:55 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Jersey City | 03:52 → 04:20 | 17:01 | 161 min | 17:00 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 03:52 → 04:20 | 15:52 | 149 min | 15:51 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| London | 08:52 → 09:20 | 17:17 | 169 min | 17:15 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Durban | 09:52 → 10:20 | 15:21 | 135 min | 15:21 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Dubai | 11:52 → 12:20 | 16:12 | 154 min | 16:12 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Delhi | 13:22 → 13:50 | 16:17 | 155 min | 16:16 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Kolkata | 13:22 → 13:50 | 15:29 | 153 min | 15:28 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Singapore | 15:52 → 16:20 | 16:46 | 146 min | 16:46 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Sydney | 17:52 → 18:20 | 15:18 | 0 min | 15:18 | 133 min | 24 Aug |
| Suva | 19:52 → 20:20 | 15:38 | 0 min | 15:38 | 139 min | 24 Aug |