Midday of Friday 23 January
Taken. The only midday Pañcamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:54 12:42 madhyāhna ends
11:0611:3011:5412:1812:4213:0613:30
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śrī Pañcamī · 2026
Determinatein Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 175 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 23 January
Taken. The only midday Pañcamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 24 January
Pañcamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pañcamī runs from 08:59 on Fri 23 Jan to 08:17 on Sat 24 Jan.
2026-01-22T20:58:52Z → 2026-01-23T20:16:32Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:54–12:42 on the 23rd, 11:54–12:42 on the 24th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pañcamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 23rd and 0 of 48 on the 24th.
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 10501 s
Ruling
Śrī Pañcamī, Suva, 2026: Friday 23 January.
confidence: determinate
In Suva, Śrī Pañcamī 2026 falls on Friday 23 January. Pañcamī runs from 08:59 on Fri 23 Jan to 08:17 on Sat 24 Jan and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 23 Jan |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 23 Jan |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 23 Jan |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Suva. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/shri-panchami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 5 Sri Pancami (purvaviddha), Sarasvati puja (Bengal), Vasanta pancami, Madana pancami.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pañcamī | Madhyāhna 22nd | Covered | Madhyāhna 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:59 → 12:17 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 36 min | 23 Jan |
| Chicago | 14:59 → 14:17 | 11:38 | 0 min | 11:39 | 48 min | 23 Jan |
| Jersey City | 15:59 → 15:17 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 23 Jan |
| Port of Spain | 16:59 → 16:17 | 11:54 | 0 min | 11:54 | 48 min | 23 Jan |
| London | 20:59 → 20:17 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:49 | 48 min | 23 Jan |
| Durban | 22:59 → 22:17 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 23 Jan |
| Dubai | 00:59 → 00:17 | 12:06 | 0 min | 12:07 | 48 min | 23 Jan |
| Delhi | 02:29 → 01:47 | 12:09 | 0 min | 12:09 | 48 min | 23 Jan |
| Kolkata | 02:29 → 01:47 | 11:24 | 0 min | 11:24 | 48 min | 23 Jan |
| Singapore | 04:59 → 04:17 | 12:52 | 0 min | 12:52 | 48 min | 23 Jan |
| Sydney | 07:59 → 07:17 | 12:42 | 0 min | 12:43 | 48 min | 23 Jan |
| Suva | 08:59 → 08:17 | 11:54 | 0 min | 11:54 | 48 min | 23 Jan |