Forenoon of Sunday 25 October
Qualifies with 121 of 247 minutes. Not taken.
04:53 sunrisepūrvāhṇa ends 09:01
Pratipadā begins 06:59:53
04:2905:1706:0506:5307:4108:2909:17
121 of 247 minutes covered, the last 121
Ruling · Dyūta Pratipad · 1908
Boundaryin Luanda, 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 Sunday 25 October
Qualifies with 121 of 247 minutes. Not taken.
121 of 247 minutes covered, the last 121
Forenoon of Monday 26 October
Taken. Both forenoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
162 of 247 minutes covered, the first 162
Aṅga
Pratipadā runs from 06:59 on Sun 25 Oct to 07:35 on Mon 26 Oct.
1908-10-25T06:46:19Z → 1908-10-26T07:22:10Z
Kāla
Pūrvāhṇa is first 5 of 15 day muhūrtas: 04:53–09:01 on the 25th, 04:53–09:01 on the 26th.
purvahna: day-muhurta-1-5 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pratipadā must be present during pūrvāhṇa. It covers 121 of 247 minutes on the 25th and 162 of 247 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 5121 s
Ruling
Dyūta Pratipad, Luanda, 1908: Monday 26 October.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Luanda, Dyūta Pratipad 1908 falls on Monday 26 October. Pratipadā runs from 06:59 on Sun 25 Oct to 07:35 on Mon 26 Oct and covers 162 of 247 minutes of pūrvāhṇa that forenoon. It also reaches the previous forenoon for 121 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 | Mon 26 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 26 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 26 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Luanda. | ||
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 25th | Covered | Sunrise 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:46 → 23:22 | 06:07 | 220 min | 06:07 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| Chicago | 00:46 → 01:22 | 06:15 | 213 min | 06:16 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| Jersey City | 01:46 → 02:22 | 06:19 | 214 min | 06:20 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 02:46 → 03:22 | 05:56 | 236 min | 05:56 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| London | 06:46 → 07:22 | 06:41 | 197 min | 06:43 | 39 min | 25 Oct |
| Durban | 08:46 → 09:22 | 05:09 | 43 min | 05:08 | 255 min | 26 Oct |
| Dubai | 10:27 → 11:03 | 06:03 | 0 min | 06:04 | 227 min | 26 Oct |
| Delhi | 12:16 → 12:52 | 06:28 | 0 min | 06:29 | 224 min | 26 Oct |
| Kolkata | 12:16 → 12:52 | 05:37 | 0 min | 05:38 | 228 min | 26 Oct |
| Singapore | 13:46 → 14:22 | 05:47 | 0 min | 05:47 | 241 min | 26 Oct |
| Sydney | 16:46 → 17:22 | 05:03 | 0 min | 05:02 | 265 min | 26 Oct |
| Suva | 18:41 → 19:17 | 05:27 | 0 min | 05:26 | 253 min | 26 Oct |