Saturday 19 February

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Pūrṇimā runs from 12:54 on Fri 18 Feb to 15:01 on Sat 19 Feb.

   2095-02-18T04:54:28Z → 2095-02-19T07:00:46Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:09–12:57 on the 18th, 12:08–12:56 on the 19th.

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

3. 03

   Rule

   Pūrṇimā must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 2 of 48 minutes on the 18th and 48 of 48 on the 19th.

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

4. 04

   Tie-break

   Both middays qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.

   priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 122 s < 300 s

5. 05

   Ruling

   Māghī Pūrṇimā, Baoding, 2095: Saturday 19 February.

   confidence: boundary (margin)

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In Baoding, Māghī Pūrṇimā 2095 falls on Saturday 19 February. Pūrṇimā runs from 12:54 on Fri 18 Feb to 15:01 on Sat 19 Feb and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 2 minutes; by the rule the second midday is taken. It is 2 min 02 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.

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