Śrī Pañcamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Pañcamī runs from 16:17 on Fri 27 Jan to 18:01 on Sat 28 Jan.

   2012-01-27T08:17:24Z → 2012-01-28T10:00:34Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:16–13:04 on the 27th, 12:16–13:04 on the 28th.

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

   Pañcamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 27th and 48 of 48 on the 28th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

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

   priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 11628 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Śrī Pañcamī, Datong, 2012: Saturday 28 January.

   confidence: determinate

In Datong, Śrī Pañcamī 2012 falls on Saturday 28 January. Pañcamī runs from 16:17 on Fri 27 Jan to 18:01 on Sat 28 Jan and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

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

Month

Māgha, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Pañcamī

Kāla

Madhyāhna

Priority

Pūrvaviddhā

Tie-break

First day

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 105

S 5 Sri Pancami (purvaviddha), Sarasvati puja (Bengal), Vasanta pancami, Madana pancami. Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105.