Midday of Sunday 18 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:39 12:27 madhyāhna ends
10:5111:1511:3912:0312:2712:5113:15
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1931
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 357 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 18 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 19 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 05:10 on Sun 18 Oct to 05:42 on Mon 19 Oct.
1931-10-17T21:09:48Z → 1931-10-18T21:41:50Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:39–12:27 on the 18th, 11:39–12:27 on the 19th.
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 18th and 0 of 48 on the 19th.
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 21436 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1931: Sunday 18 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1931 falls on Sunday 18 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 05:10 on Sun 18 Oct to 05:42 on Mon 19 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 18 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 18 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 18 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 17th | Covered | Madhyāhna 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:10 → 13:42 | 11:14 | 0 min | 11:14 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Chicago | 15:10 → 15:42 | 11:12 | 0 min | 11:12 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Jersey City | 16:10 → 16:42 | 11:18 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 17:10 → 17:42 | 11:28 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| London | 21:10 → 21:42 | 11:22 | 0 min | 11:21 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Durban | 23:10 → 23:42 | 11:18 | 0 min | 11:18 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Dubai | 01:10 → 01:42 | 11:40 | 0 min | 11:40 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Delhi | 02:40 → 03:12 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Kolkata | 02:40 → 03:12 | 10:58 | 0 min | 10:58 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Singapore | 04:10 → 04:42 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Sydney | 07:10 → 07:42 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Suva | 09:10 → 09:42 | 11:28 | 0 min | 11:28 | 48 min | 18 Oct |