Midday of Monday 14 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:40 12:28 madhyāhna ends
10:5211:1611:4012:0412:2812:5213:16
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1907
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 278 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 14 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Tuesday 15 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 07:02 on Mon 14 Oct to 05:01 on Tue 15 Oct.
1907-10-13T23:02:25Z → 1907-10-14T21:00:58Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:40–12:28 on the 14th, 11:40–12:28 on the 15th.
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 14th and 0 of 48 on the 15th.
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 16669 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1907: Monday 14 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1907 falls on Monday 14 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 07:02 on Mon 14 Oct to 05:01 on Tue 15 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 14 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 14 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 14 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 13th | Covered | Madhyāhna 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:02 → 13:01 | 11:15 | 0 min | 11:15 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Chicago | 17:02 → 15:01 | 11:13 | 0 min | 11:13 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Jersey City | 18:02 → 16:01 | 11:18 | 0 min | 11:18 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 19:02 → 17:01 | 11:28 | 0 min | 11:28 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| London | 23:02 → 21:01 | 11:23 | 0 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Durban | 01:02 → 23:01 | 11:19 | 0 min | 11:18 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Dubai | 02:43 → 00:42 | 11:22 | 0 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Delhi | 04:32 → 02:31 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Kolkata | 04:32 → 02:31 | 10:59 | 0 min | 10:59 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Singapore | 06:02 → 04:01 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Sydney | 09:02 → 07:01 | 11:18 | 0 min | 11:18 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Suva | 10:57 → 08:56 | 11:24 | 0 min | 11:24 | 48 min | 14 Oct |