Midday of Saturday 30 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:44 12:32 madhyāhna ends
10:5611:2011:4412:0812:3212:5613:20
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1911
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 204 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 30 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 1 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 05:53 on Sat 30 Sep to 08:20 on Sun 1 Oct.
1911-09-29T21:53:18Z → 1911-10-01T00:20:07Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:44–12:32 on the 30th, 11:44–12:32 on the 1st.
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 30th and 0 of 48 on the 1st.
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 12229 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1911: Saturday 30 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1911 falls on Saturday 30 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 05:53 on Sat 30 Sep to 08:20 on Sun 1 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 30 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 30 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 30 Sep |
| 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 29th | Covered | Madhyāhna 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:53 → 16:20 | 11:19 | 0 min | 11:19 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Chicago | 15:53 → 18:20 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Jersey City | 16:53 → 19:20 | 11:23 | 0 min | 11:22 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 17:53 → 20:20 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| London | 21:53 → 00:20 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Durban | 23:53 → 02:20 | 11:23 | 0 min | 11:22 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Dubai | 01:34 → 04:01 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Delhi | 03:23 → 05:50 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Kolkata | 03:23 → 05:50 | 11:03 | 0 min | 11:02 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Singapore | 04:53 → 07:20 | 11:31 | 0 min | 11:31 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Sydney | 07:53 → 10:20 | 11:22 | 0 min | 11:22 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Suva | 09:48 → 12:15 | 11:28 | 0 min | 11:28 | 48 min | 1 Oct |