Midday of Saturday 27 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:00 12:48 madhyāhna ends
11:1211:3612:0012:2412:4813:1213:36
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Bhavānī Utpatti · 1920
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 493 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 27 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 28 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 03:47 on Sat 27 Mar to 01:45 on Sun 28 Mar.
1920-03-26T19:47:02Z → 1920-03-27T17:44:36Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:00–12:48 on the 27th, 12:00–12:48 on the 28th.
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 27th and 0 of 48 on the 28th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 29582 s
Ruling
Bhavānī Utpatti, Baoding, 1920: Saturday 27 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Bhavānī Utpatti 1920 falls on Saturday 27 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 03:47 on Sat 27 Mar to 01:45 on Sun 28 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 27 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 27 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 27 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/bhavani-utpatti · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 8 Annapurna puja (Beng.) (paraviddha), Bhavani-utpatti (paraviddha), Asokastami (Special when combined with naks. Punarvasu and Wednesday, after mid-day).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Madhyāhna 26th | Covered | Madhyāhna 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:47 → 09:45 | 11:35 | 36 min | 11:35 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Chicago | 13:47 → 11:45 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:32 | 12 min | 27 Mar |
| Jersey City | 14:47 → 12:45 | 11:38 | 0 min | 11:38 | 48 min | 27 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 15:47 → 13:45 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:48 | 48 min | 27 Mar |
| London | 19:47 → 17:45 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 27 Mar |
| Durban | 21:47 → 19:45 | 11:37 | 0 min | 11:37 | 48 min | 27 Mar |
| Dubai | 23:47 → 21:45 | 12:01 | 0 min | 12:01 | 48 min | 27 Mar |
| Delhi | 01:17 → 23:15 | 12:03 | 0 min | 12:03 | 48 min | 27 Mar |
| Kolkata | 01:17 → 23:15 | 11:19 | 0 min | 11:18 | 48 min | 27 Mar |
| Singapore | 02:47 → 00:45 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 27 Mar |
| Sydney | 05:47 → 03:45 | 11:37 | 0 min | 11:37 | 48 min | 27 Mar |
| Suva | 07:47 → 05:45 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:48 | 48 min | 27 Mar |