Midday of Thursday 22 January
Taken. The only midday Caturthī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:54 12:42 madhyāhna ends
11:0611:3011:5412:1812:4213:0613:30
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Gaṇeśa Jayantī (Maghi Ganesh Jayanti) · 2026
Determinatein Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 156 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 22 January
Taken. The only midday Caturthī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 23 January
Caturthī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 09:18 on Thu 22 Jan to 08:59 on Fri 23 Jan.
2026-01-21T21:17:40Z → 2026-01-22T20:58:52Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:54–12:42 on the 22nd, 11:54–12:42 on the 23rd.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturthī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 22nd and 0 of 48 on the 23rd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 9358 s
Ruling
Gaṇeśa Jayantī, Suva, 2026: Thursday 22 January.
confidence: determinate
In Suva, Gaṇeśa Jayantī (Maghi Ganesh Jayanti) 2026 falls on Thursday 22 January. Caturthī runs from 09:18 on Thu 22 Jan to 08:59 on Fri 23 Jan and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 22 Jan |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 22 Jan |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 22 Jan |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Suva. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/ganesha-jayanti · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 4 Tila caturthi and Kunda caturthi (pradosavyapini), Varada caturthi (Bengal & Orissa), Ganesa caturthi, Ganesa jayanti (madhyahnavyapini purvaviddha).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Caturthī | Madhyāhna 21st | Covered | Madhyāhna 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:18 → 12:59 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 22 Jan |
| Chicago | 15:18 → 14:59 | 11:38 | 0 min | 11:38 | 48 min | 22 Jan |
| Jersey City | 16:18 → 15:59 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 22 Jan |
| Port of Spain | 17:18 → 16:59 | 11:53 | 0 min | 11:54 | 48 min | 22 Jan |
| London | 21:18 → 20:59 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:48 | 48 min | 22 Jan |
| Durban | 23:18 → 22:59 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 22 Jan |
| Dubai | 01:18 → 00:59 | 12:06 | 0 min | 12:06 | 48 min | 22 Jan |
| Delhi | 02:48 → 02:29 | 12:08 | 0 min | 12:09 | 48 min | 22 Jan |
| Kolkata | 02:48 → 02:29 | 11:24 | 0 min | 11:24 | 48 min | 22 Jan |
| Singapore | 05:18 → 04:59 | 12:52 | 0 min | 12:52 | 48 min | 22 Jan |
| Sydney | 08:18 → 07:59 | 12:42 | 0 min | 12:42 | 48 min | 22 Jan |
| Suva | 09:18 → 08:59 | 11:53 | 0 min | 11:54 | 48 min | 22 Jan |