Forenoon of Friday 25 October
Qualifies with 128 of 209 minutes. Not taken.
06:10 sunrisepūrvāhṇa ends 09:39
Pratipadā begins 07:31:48
05:4606:3407:2208:1008:5809:46
128 of 209 minutes covered, the last 128
Ruling · Dyūta Pratipad · 1946
Boundaryin Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both forenoons qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pūrvāhṇa is first 5 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Forenoon of Friday 25 October
Qualifies with 128 of 209 minutes. Not taken.
128 of 209 minutes covered, the last 128
Forenoon of Saturday 26 October
Taken. Both forenoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
177 of 208 minutes covered, the first 177
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 07:32 on Fri 25 Oct to 09:09 on Sat 26 Oct.
1946-10-24T23:31:48Z → 1946-10-26T01:09:24Z
Kāla
Pūrvāhṇa is first 5 of 15 day muhūrtas: 06:10–09:39 on the 25th, 06:12–09:40 on the 26th.
purvahna: day-muhurta-1-5 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be present during pūrvāhṇa. It covers 128 of 209 minutes on the 25th and 177 of 208 on the 26th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both forenoons qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 1826 s
Ruling
Dyūta Pratipad, Daqing, 1946: Saturday 26 October.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Daqing, Dyūta Pratipad 1946 falls on Saturday 26 October. Pratipadā runs from 07:32 on Fri 25 Oct to 09:09 on Sat 26 Oct and covers 177 of 208 minutes of pūrvāhṇa that forenoon. It also reaches the previous forenoon for 128 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 | Sat 26 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 26 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 26 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/dyuta-pratipad · 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 | Sunrise 24th | Covered | Sunrise 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:32 → 17:09 | 06:05 | 0 min | 06:07 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| Chicago | 17:32 → 19:09 | 06:13 | 0 min | 06:15 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| Jersey City | 18:32 → 20:09 | 06:17 | 0 min | 06:19 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 19:32 → 21:09 | 05:56 | 0 min | 05:56 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| London | 23:32 → 01:09 | 06:39 | 0 min | 06:43 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| Durban | 01:32 → 03:09 | 05:10 | 0 min | 05:08 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| Dubai | 03:32 → 05:09 | 06:21 | 0 min | 06:23 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| Delhi | 05:02 → 06:39 | 06:27 | 0 min | 06:29 | 11 min | 25 Oct |
| Kolkata | 05:02 → 06:39 | 05:37 | 0 min | 05:38 | 62 min | 25 Oct |
| Singapore | 07:02 → 08:39 | 06:17 | 0 min | 06:17 | 143 min | 25 Oct |
| Sydney | 09:32 → 11:09 | 05:05 | 0 min | 05:02 | 265 min | 26 Oct |
| Suva | 11:32 → 13:09 | 05:32 | 0 min | 05:31 | 253 min | 26 Oct |