Midday of Sunday 1 February
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 12:08 12:56 madhyāhna ends
11:2011:4412:0812:3212:5613:2013:44
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Gaṇeśa Jayantī (Maghi Ganesh Jayanti) · 2082
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 4 min 58 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 1 February
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 2 February
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 10:25 on Sun 1 Feb to 13:01 on Mon 2 Feb.
2082-02-01T02:25:22Z → 2082-02-02T05:01:08Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:08–12:56 on the 1st, 12:08–12:56 on the 2nd.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 1st and 48 of 48 on the 2nd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 298 s < 300 s
Ruling
Gaṇeśa Jayantī, Baoding, 2082: Sunday 1 February.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Baoding, Gaṇeśa Jayantī (Maghi Ganesh Jayanti) 2082 falls on Sunday 1 February. Caturthī runs from 10:25 on Sun 1 Feb to 13:01 on Mon 2 Feb and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken. It is 4 min 58 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 1 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 1 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 1 Feb |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/ganesha-jayanti · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 4 Tila caturthi and Kunda caturthi (pradosavyapini), Varada caturthi (Bengal & Orissa), Ganesa caturthi, Ganesa jayanti (madhyahnavyapini purvaviddha).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Caturthī | Madhyāhna 1st | Covered | Madhyāhna 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:25 → 21:01 | 11:43 | 48 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 1 Feb |
| Chicago | 20:25 → 23:01 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 1 Feb |
| Jersey City | 21:25 → 00:01 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 1 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 22:25 → 01:01 | 11:56 | 48 min | 11:56 | 0 min | 1 Feb |
| London | 02:25 → 05:01 | 11:51 | 48 min | 11:51 | 0 min | 1 Feb |
| Durban | 04:25 → 07:01 | 11:45 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 1 Feb |
| Dubai | 06:25 → 09:01 | 12:09 | 48 min | 12:09 | 0 min | 1 Feb |
| Delhi | 07:55 → 10:31 | 12:11 | 48 min | 12:11 | 0 min | 1 Feb |
| Kolkata | 07:55 → 10:31 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 1 Feb |
| Singapore | 10:25 → 13:01 | 12:54 | 48 min | 12:54 | 7 min | 1 Feb |
| Sydney | 13:25 → 16:01 | 12:45 | 7 min | 12:45 | 48 min | 1 Feb |
| Suva | 14:25 → 17:01 | 11:56 | 0 min | 11:56 | 48 min | 2 Feb |