Sunday 2 September

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pañcamī runs from 12:16 on Sat 1 Sep to 14:33 on Sun 2 Sep.

   2068-09-01T04:15:52Z → 2068-09-02T06:32:36Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:54–12:42 on the 1st, 11:54–12:42 on the 2nd.

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

3. 03

   Rule

   Pañcamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 26 of 48 minutes on the 1st and 48 of 48 on the 2nd.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103

4. 04

   Tie-break

   Both middays qualify and the cited authorities disagree. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.

   priority: disputed → greater-coverage · margin 1320 s

5. 05

   Ruling

   Ṛṣi Pañcamī, Baoding, 2068: Sunday 2 September.

   confidence: boundary (tie-break-disputed)

Say it like this

In Baoding, Ṛṣi Pañcamī 2068 falls on Sunday 2 September. Pañcamī runs from 12:16 on Sat 1 Sep to 14:33 on Sun 2 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 26 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.

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