Midday of Saturday 5 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:43 12:31 madhyāhna ends
10:5511:1911:4312:0712:3112:5513:19
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1935
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 104 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 5 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 6 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:59 on Sat 5 Oct to 09:10 on Sun 6 Oct.
1935-10-05T01:58:48Z → 1935-10-06T01:10:09Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:43–12:31 on the 5th, 11:42–12:30 on the 6th.
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 5th and 0 of 48 on the 6th.
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 6229 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1935: Saturday 5 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1935 falls on Saturday 5 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:59 on Sat 5 Oct to 09:10 on Sun 6 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 5 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 5 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 5 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 5th | Covered | Madhyāhna 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:59 → 17:10 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Chicago | 19:59 → 19:10 | 11:15 | 48 min | 11:15 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Jersey City | 20:59 → 20:10 | 11:21 | 48 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 21:59 → 21:10 | 11:31 | 48 min | 11:30 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| London | 02:59 → 02:10 | 12:25 | 48 min | 11:24 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Durban | 03:59 → 03:10 | 11:21 | 48 min | 11:21 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Dubai | 05:59 → 05:10 | 11:43 | 48 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Delhi | 07:29 → 06:40 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Kolkata | 07:29 → 06:40 | 11:01 | 48 min | 11:01 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Singapore | 09:19 → 08:30 | 11:49 | 48 min | 11:49 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Sydney | 11:59 → 11:10 | 11:20 | 9 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Suva | 13:59 → 13:10 | 11:31 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 6 Oct |