Evening of Wednesday 5 November
Qualifies with 61 of 113 minutes. Not taken.
16:19 sunsetpradoṣa ends 18:13
Pratipadā begins 17:11:51
15:5516:1916:4317:0717:3117:5518:1918:43
61 of 113 minutes covered, the last 61
Ruling · Bali Pūjā · 2059
Boundaryin Daqing, 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 5 November
Qualifies with 61 of 113 minutes. Not taken.
61 of 113 minutes covered, the last 61
Evening of Thursday 6 November
Taken. Both evenings qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
114 of 114 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 17:12 on Wed 5 Nov to 18:37 on Thu 6 Nov.
2059-11-05T09:11:52Z → 2059-11-06T10:37:04Z
Kāla
Pradoṣa is 2 muhūrtas after sunset: 16:19–18:13 on the 5th, 16:18–18:12 on the 6th.
pradosha: night-muhurta-1-2 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be present during pradoṣa. It covers 61 of 113 minutes on the 5th and 114 of 114 on the 6th.
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 1527 s
Ruling
Bali Pūjā, Daqing, 2059: Thursday 6 November.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Daqing, Bali Pūjā 2059 falls on Thursday 6 November. Pratipadā runs from 17:12 on Wed 5 Nov to 18:37 on Thu 6 Nov and covers all of pradoṣa that evening. It also reaches the previous evening for 61 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 | Thu 6 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 6 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 6 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
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 5th | Covered | Sunset 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:12 → 02:37 | 16:56 | 107 min | 16:55 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Chicago | 03:12 → 04:37 | 16:40 | 111 min | 16:39 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Jersey City | 04:12 → 05:37 | 16:48 | 110 min | 16:47 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 05:12 → 06:37 | 17:41 | 98 min | 17:41 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| London | 09:12 → 10:37 | 16:26 | 117 min | 16:25 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Durban | 11:12 → 12:37 | 18:21 | 85 min | 18:22 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Dubai | 13:12 → 14:37 | 17:36 | 103 min | 17:35 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Delhi | 14:42 → 16:07 | 17:33 | 105 min | 17:32 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Kolkata | 14:42 → 16:07 | 16:57 | 102 min | 16:56 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Singapore | 17:12 → 18:37 | 18:50 | 96 min | 18:50 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Sydney | 20:12 → 21:37 | 19:26 | 38 min | 19:27 | 83 min | 6 Nov |
| Suva | 21:12 → 22:37 | 18:14 | 0 min | 18:15 | 89 min | 6 Nov |