Midday of Thursday 5 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:43 12:31 madhyāhna ends
10:5511:1911:4312:0712:3112:5513:19
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1905
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 141 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 5 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 6 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:22 on Thu 5 Oct to 08:37 on Fri 6 Oct.
1905-10-05T01:21:41Z → 1905-10-06T00:37:26Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:43–12:31 on the 5th, 11:42–12:30 on the 6th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 5th and 0 of 48 on the 6th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 8451 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1905: Thursday 5 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1905 falls on Thursday 5 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:22 on Thu 5 Oct to 08:37 on Fri 6 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 5 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 5 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 5 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/mahashtami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 8 Mahastami (paraviddha)” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Madhyāhna 5th | Covered | Madhyāhna 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:22 → 16:37 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Chicago | 19:22 → 18:37 | 11:15 | 48 min | 11:14 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Jersey City | 20:22 → 19:37 | 11:21 | 48 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 21:22 → 20:37 | 11:31 | 48 min | 11:30 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| London | 01:22 → 00:37 | 11:25 | 48 min | 11:24 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Durban | 03:22 → 02:37 | 11:21 | 48 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Dubai | 05:03 → 04:18 | 11:24 | 48 min | 11:24 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:43 → 05:58 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:36 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:43 → 05:58 | 10:52 | 48 min | 10:52 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Singapore | 08:22 → 07:37 | 11:29 | 48 min | 11:29 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Sydney | 11:22 → 10:37 | 11:20 | 46 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Suva | 13:17 → 12:32 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 6 Oct |