Late afternoon of Monday 31 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
15:38 sāyāhna beginssunset 17:59
Caturthī begins 15:21:37
15:1415:3816:0216:2616:5017:1417:3818:0218:26
141 of 141 minutes covered
Ruling · Bahulā Caturthī · 2026
Determinatein Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 16 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Late afternoon of Monday 31 August
Taken. The only late afternoon Caturthī reaches.
141 of 141 minutes covered
Late afternoon of Tuesday 1 September
Caturthī is absent from sāyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 141 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 15:22 on Mon 31 Aug to 14:12 on Tue 1 Sep.
2026-08-31T03:21:37Z → 2026-09-01T02:12:26Z
Kāla
Sāyāhna is last 3 of 15 day muhūrtas: 15:38–17:59 on the 31st, 15:38–17:59 on the 1st.
sayahna: day-muhurta-13-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during sāyāhna. It covers 141 of 141 minutes on the 31st and 0 of 141 on the 1st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one late afternoon qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 979 s
Ruling
Bahulā Caturthī, Suva, 2026: Monday 31 August.
confidence: determinate
In Suva, Bahulā Caturthī 2026 falls on Monday 31 August. Caturthī runs from 15:22 on Mon 31 Aug to 14:12 on Tue 1 Sep and covers all of sāyāhna that late afternoon.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 31 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 31 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 31 Aug |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Suva. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/bahula-chaturthi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 4 Bahula caturthi (Madhyadesa) (Sayahnavyapini: if occurs on two successive days, it is to be observed on the 1st day).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Caturthī | Sāyāhna 31st | Covered | Sāyāhna 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:22 → 19:12 | 16:45 | 148 min | 16:44 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Chicago | 22:22 → 21:12 | 16:47 | 158 min | 16:46 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Jersey City | 23:22 → 22:12 | 16:52 | 157 min | 16:51 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 23:22 → 22:12 | 15:48 | 148 min | 15:48 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| London | 04:22 → 03:12 | 17:05 | 163 min | 17:04 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Durban | 05:22 → 04:12 | 15:23 | 138 min | 15:23 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Dubai | 07:22 → 06:12 | 16:07 | 152 min | 16:06 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Delhi | 08:52 → 07:42 | 16:11 | 153 min | 16:10 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Kolkata | 08:52 → 07:42 | 15:23 | 151 min | 15:23 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Singapore | 11:22 → 10:12 | 16:43 | 146 min | 16:43 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Sydney | 13:22 → 12:12 | 15:20 | 136 min | 15:20 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Suva | 15:22 → 14:12 | 15:38 | 141 min | 15:38 | 0 min | 31 Aug |