Late afternoon of Sunday 30 August
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
16:48 sāyāhna beginssunset 19:27
16:2416:4817:1217:3618:0018:2418:4819:1219:3620:00
0 of 158 minutes covered
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 2026
Determinatein Chicago, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 107 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Sunday 30 August
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 158 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Monday 31 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
158 of 158 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 22:22 on Sun 30 Aug to 21:12 on Mon 31 Aug.
2026-08-31T03:21:37Z → 2026-09-01T02:12:26Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 16:48–19:27 on the 30th, 16:47–19:25 on the 31st.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 0 of 158 minutes on the 30th and 158 of 158 on the 31st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 6433 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Chicago, 2026: Monday 31 August.
confidence: determinate
In Chicago, Bahulā Caturthī 2026 falls on Monday 31 August. Caturthī runs from 22:22 on Sun 30 Aug to 21:12 on Mon 31 Aug and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 31 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 31 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 31 Aug |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Chicago. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/bahula-chaturthi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 4 Bahula caturthi (Madhyadesa) (Sayahnavyapini: if occurs on two successive days, it is to be observed on the 1st day).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Caturthī | Sāyāhna 31st | Covered | Sāyāhna 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:22 → 19:12 | 16:45 | 148 min | 16:44 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Chicago | 22:22 → 21:12 | 16:47 | 158 min | 16:46 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Jersey City | 23:22 → 22:12 | 16:52 | 157 min | 16:51 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 23:22 → 22:12 | 15:48 | 148 min | 15:48 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| London | 04:22 → 03:12 | 17:05 | 163 min | 17:04 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Durban | 05:22 → 04:12 | 15:23 | 138 min | 15:23 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Dubai | 07:22 → 06:12 | 16:07 | 152 min | 16:06 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Delhi | 08:52 → 07:42 | 16:11 | 153 min | 16:10 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Kolkata | 08:52 → 07:42 | 15:23 | 151 min | 15:23 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Singapore | 11:22 → 10:12 | 16:43 | 146 min | 16:43 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Sydney | 13:22 → 12:12 | 15:20 | 136 min | 15:20 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Suva | 15:22 → 14:12 | 15:38 | 141 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 31 Aug |