Skanda Pañcamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Pañcamī runs from 02:36 on Sun 24 Jun to 02:18 on Mon 25 Jun.

   2012-06-23T18:35:33Z → 2012-06-24T18:18:12Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:48–13:36 on the 24th, 12:48–13:36 on the 25th.

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

   Pañcamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 24th and 0 of 48 on the 25th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

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

   priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 36722 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Skanda Pañcamī, Kunming, 2012: Sunday 24 June.

   confidence: determinate

In Kunming, Skanda Pañcamī 2012 falls on Sunday 24 June. Pañcamī runs from 02:36 on Sun 24 Jun to 02:18 on Mon 25 Jun and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

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

Month

Āṣāḍha, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Pañcamī

Kāla

Madhyāhna

Priority

Paraviddhā

Tie-break

Second day

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 102

S 5 Skanda pancami (paraviddha). Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102.