Evening of Wednesday 26 October
Taken. Both evenings qualify; the rule takes the first.
83 of 109 minutes covered, the last 83
Ruling · Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vasu Baras) · 2016
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 23 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
Evening of Wednesday 26 October
Taken. Both evenings qualify; the rule takes the first.
83 of 109 minutes covered, the last 83
Evening of Thursday 27 October
Qualifies with 110 of 110 minutes. Not taken.
110 of 110 minutes covered
Aṅga
Dvādaśī runs from 17:01 on Wed 26 Oct to 18:46 on Thu 27 Oct.
2016-10-26T09:00:31Z → 2016-10-27T10:45:32Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 16:34–18:23 on the 26th, 16:32–18:22 on the 27th.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Dvādaśī must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 83 of 109 minutes on the 26th and 110 of 110 on the 27th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both evenings qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 1403 s
Ruling
Govatsa Dvādaśī, Daqing, 2016: Wednesday 26 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vasu Baras) 2016 falls on Wednesday 26 October. Dvādaśī runs from 17:01 on Wed 26 Oct to 18:46 on Thu 27 Oct and covers 83 of 109 minutes of pradoṣa that evening. It also reaches the next evening for 110 minutes; by the rule the first evening is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 26 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 26 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 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/govatsa-dvadashi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 12 Govatsa dvadasi (pradosa vyapini). If occurs on two days, it is to be observed on the first day.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Dvādaśī | Sunset 26th | Covered | Sunset 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:01 → 03:46 | 18:05 | 104 min | 18:04 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Chicago | 04:01 → 05:46 | 17:52 | 107 min | 17:50 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Jersey City | 05:01 → 06:46 | 17:59 | 107 min | 17:58 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 05:01 → 06:46 | 17:43 | 98 min | 17:43 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| London | 10:01 → 11:46 | 17:44 | 112 min | 17:42 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Durban | 11:01 → 12:46 | 18:13 | 87 min | 18:14 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Dubai | 13:01 → 14:46 | 17:42 | 102 min | 17:41 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Delhi | 14:31 → 16:16 | 17:40 | 103 min | 17:40 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Kolkata | 14:31 → 16:16 | 17:03 | 101 min | 17:02 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Singapore | 17:01 → 18:46 | 18:51 | 95 min | 18:50 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Sydney | 20:01 → 21:46 | 19:18 | 43 min | 19:18 | 85 min | 26 Oct |
| Suva | 21:01 → 22:46 | 18:10 | 0 min | 18:11 | 90 min | 27 Oct |