Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Dvādaśī runs from 05:49 on Mon 24 Dec to 08:33 on Tue 25 Dec.

   2012-12-23T23:49:29Z → 2012-12-25T02:32:57Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:28–12:16 on the 24th, 11:29–12:17 on the 25th.

   madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
3. ३Step 3, Rule

   Dvādaśī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 24th and 0 of 48 on the 25th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 10553 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī, Chattogram, 2012: Monday 24 December.

   confidence: determinate

In Chattogram, Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī 2012 falls on Monday 24 December. Dvādaśī runs from 05:49 on Mon 24 Dec to 08:33 on Tue 25 Dec and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

Month

Mārgaśīrṣa, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Dvādaśī

Kāla

Madhyāhna

Priority

Paraviddhā

Tie-break

Second day

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 104

S 12 Matsya dvadasi, Akhanda dvadasi (paraviddha), Vyanjana dvadasi & Dana dvadasi (Orissa). Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.