Thursday 27 September

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Daśamī runs from 23:34 on Wed 26 Sep to 22:14 on Thu 27 Sep.

   1906-09-26T15:33:51Z → 1906-09-27T14:13:36Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:46–12:34 on the 26th, 11:45–12:33 on the 27th.

   madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′

3. 03

   Rule

   Daśamī touches Śravaṇa in the day time on neither day, so the rest of the rule applies. Daśamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 26th and 48 of 48 on the 27th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104

4. 04

   Tie-break

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

   priority: unstated → only-day · margin 8301 s

5. 05

   Ruling

   Vijayā Daśamī, Baoding, 1906: Thursday 27 September.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Baoding, Vijayā Daśamī (Dussehra) 1906 falls on Thursday 27 September. Daśamī touches Śravaṇa in the day time on neither day, so madhyāhna decides. Daśamī runs from 23:34 on Wed 26 Sep to 22:14 on Thu 27 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

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