Midday of Friday 25 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:46 12:34 madhyāhna ends
10:5811:2211:4612:1012:3412:5813:22
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1925
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 181 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 25 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 26 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 08:44 on Fri 25 Sep to 06:53 on Sat 26 Sep.
1925-09-25T00:44:18Z → 1925-09-25T22:52:42Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:46–12:34 on the 25th, 11:45–12:33 on the 26th.
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 25th and 0 of 48 on the 26th.
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 10886 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1925: Friday 25 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1925 falls on Friday 25 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 08:44 on Fri 25 Sep to 06:53 on Sat 26 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 25 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 25 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 25 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 25th | Covered | Madhyāhna 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:44 → 14:53 | 11:20 | 48 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Chicago | 19:44 → 17:53 | 12:18 | 48 min | 12:18 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Jersey City | 20:44 → 18:53 | 12:24 | 48 min | 12:23 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 20:44 → 18:53 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:33 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| London | 01:44 → 23:53 | 12:28 | 48 min | 12:27 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Durban | 02:44 → 00:53 | 11:24 | 48 min | 11:24 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Dubai | 04:44 → 02:53 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Delhi | 06:14 → 04:23 | 11:49 | 48 min | 11:48 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Kolkata | 06:14 → 04:23 | 11:04 | 48 min | 11:04 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Singapore | 07:44 → 05:53 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Sydney | 10:44 → 08:53 | 11:23 | 48 min | 11:23 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Suva | 12:44 → 10:53 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 26 Sep |