Midday of Tuesday 31 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 11:59 12:47 madhyāhna ends
Pañcamī begins 11:59:10
11:1111:3511:5912:2312:4713:1113:35
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Lakṣmī Pañcamī · 2093
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 0 min 22 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 31 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 1 April
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pañcamī runs from 11:59 on Tue 31 Mar to 13:43 on Wed 1 Apr.
2093-03-31T03:59:11Z → 2093-04-01T05:42:58Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:59–12:47 on the 31st, 11:59–12:47 on the 1st.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pañcamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 31st and 48 of 48 on the 1st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 22 s < 300 s
Ruling
Lakṣmī Pañcamī, Baoding, 2093: Tuesday 31 March.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Baoding, Lakṣmī Pañcamī 2093 falls on Tuesday 31 March. Pañcamī runs from 11:59 on Tue 31 Mar to 13:43 on Wed 1 Apr 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 0 min 22 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 31 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 31 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 31 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/lakshmi-panchami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 5 Sri pancami or Laksmi pancami (purvaviddha).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pañcamī | Madhyāhna 31st | Covered | Madhyāhna 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:59 → 22:43 | 12:33 | 48 min | 12:33 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:59 → 00:43 | 12:31 | 48 min | 12:31 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:59 → 01:43 | 12:37 | 48 min | 12:37 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:59 → 01:43 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| London | 04:59 → 06:43 | 12:41 | 48 min | 12:41 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Durban | 05:59 → 07:43 | 11:36 | 48 min | 11:36 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:59 → 09:43 | 11:59 | 48 min | 11:59 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Delhi | 09:29 → 11:13 | 12:02 | 48 min | 12:01 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Kolkata | 09:29 → 11:13 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Singapore | 11:59 → 13:43 | 12:45 | 48 min | 12:45 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Sydney | 14:59 → 16:43 | 12:35 | 0 min | 12:35 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Suva | 15:59 → 17:43 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 1 Apr |