Midday of Monday 31 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:38 12:26 madhyāhna ends
10:5011:1411:3812:0212:2612:5013:14
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Gopāṣṭamī · 1938
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 403 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 31 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Tuesday 1 November
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 02:31 on Mon 31 Oct to 04:55 on Tue 1 Nov.
1938-10-30T18:31:02Z → 1938-10-31T20:55:01Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:38–12:26 on the 31st, 11:38–12:26 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 31st 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: unstated → only-day · margin 24154 s
Ruling
Gopāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1938: Monday 31 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Gopāṣṭamī 1938 falls on Monday 31 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 02:31 on Mon 31 Oct to 04:55 on Tue 1 Nov and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 31 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 31 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 31 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/gopashtami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 8 Gopastami, Gosthastami.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Madhyāhna 30th | Covered | Madhyāhna 31st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:31 → 12:55 | 11:13 | 48 min | 11:12 | 48 min | 30 Oct |
| Chicago | 12:31 → 14:55 | 11:10 | 0 min | 11:10 | 48 min | 31 Oct |
| Jersey City | 13:31 → 15:55 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 31 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 14:31 → 16:55 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 31 Oct |
| London | 18:31 → 20:55 | 11:20 | 0 min | 11:20 | 48 min | 31 Oct |
| Durban | 20:31 → 22:55 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 31 Oct |
| Dubai | 22:31 → 00:55 | 11:38 | 0 min | 11:38 | 48 min | 31 Oct |
| Delhi | 00:01 → 02:25 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 31 Oct |
| Kolkata | 00:01 → 02:25 | 10:56 | 0 min | 10:56 | 48 min | 31 Oct |
| Singapore | 01:51 → 04:15 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 31 Oct |
| Sydney | 04:31 → 06:55 | 11:15 | 0 min | 11:15 | 48 min | 31 Oct |
| Suva | 06:31 → 08:55 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 31 Oct |