Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Dvādaśī runs from 16:03 on Sun 15 Dec to 18:22 on Mon 16 Dec.

   2002-12-15T12:32:49Z → 2002-12-16T14:52:25Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:35–12:23 on the 15th, 11:36–12:24 on the 16th.

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

   Dvādaśī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 15th and 48 of 48 on the 16th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

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

   priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 13172 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī, Tehran, 2002: Monday 16 December.

   confidence: determinate

In Tehran, Akhaṇḍa Dvādaśī 2002 falls on Monday 16 December. Dvādaśī runs from 16:03 on Sun 15 Dec to 18:22 on Mon 16 Dec and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

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

Month

Mārgaśīrṣa, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Dvādaśī

Kāla

Madhyāhna

Priority

Paraviddhā

Tie-break

Second day

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 104

S 12 Matsya dvadasi, Akhanda dvadasi (paraviddha), Vyanjana dvadasi & Dana dvadasi (Orissa). Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.