Ruling · Bali Pūjā · 2018
Boundaryin Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both evenings qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Wednesday 7 November
Taken. Both evenings qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 113 minutes covered, the last 48
Evening of Thursday 8 November
Qualifies with 42 of 113 minutes. Not taken.
42 of 113 minutes covered, the first 42
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 18:02 on Wed 7 Nov to 17:38 on Thu 8 Nov.
2018-11-07T16:02:02Z → 2018-11-08T15:37:53Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 16:57–18:50 on the 7th, 16:56–18:49 on the 8th.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 48 of 113 minutes on the 7th and 42 of 113 on the 8th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both evenings qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 2525 s
Ruling
Bali Pūjā, Bucharest, 2018: Wednesday 7 November.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Bucharest, Bali Pūjā 2018 falls on Wednesday 7 November. Pratipadā runs from 18:02 on Wed 7 Nov to 17:38 on Thu 8 Nov and covers 48 of 113 minutes of pradoṣa that evening. It also reaches the next evening for 42 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 7 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 8 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 7 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Bucharest. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/bali-puja · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 1 Govardhana puja, Annakuta [purvaviddha], Balidaityaraja puja (pradosa), Dyuta pratipad (purvahna).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pratipadā | Sunset 7th | Covered | Sunset 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:02 → 07:38 | 16:55 | 107 min | 16:54 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Chicago | 10:02 → 09:38 | 16:37 | 111 min | 16:36 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Jersey City | 11:02 → 10:38 | 16:45 | 111 min | 16:44 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 12:02 → 11:38 | 17:40 | 99 min | 17:40 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| London | 16:02 → 15:38 | 16:23 | 118 min | 16:21 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Durban | 18:02 → 17:38 | 18:22 | 85 min | 18:23 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Dubai | 20:02 → 19:38 | 17:34 | 0 min | 17:34 | 104 min | 8 Nov |
| Delhi | 21:32 → 21:08 | 17:32 | 0 min | 17:31 | 105 min | 8 Nov |
| Kolkata | 21:32 → 21:08 | 16:56 | 0 min | 16:55 | 103 min | 8 Nov |
| Singapore | 00:02 → 23:38 | 18:50 | 0 min | 18:50 | 96 min | 8 Nov |
| Sydney | 03:02 → 02:38 | 19:28 | 0 min | 19:29 | 83 min | 8 Nov |
| Suva | 05:02 → 04:38 | 19:15 | 0 min | 19:16 | 89 min | 8 Nov |