Midday of Saturday 1 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:44 12:32 madhyāhna ends
10:5611:2011:4412:0812:3212:5613:20
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1938
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 164 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 1 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 2 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 06:33 on Sat 1 Oct to 08:59 on Sun 2 Oct.
1938-09-30T22:32:50Z → 1938-10-02T00:59:17Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:44–12:32 on the 1st, 11:43–12:31 on the 2nd.
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 1st and 0 of 48 on the 2nd.
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 9852 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1938: Saturday 1 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1938 falls on Saturday 1 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 06:33 on Sat 1 Oct to 08:59 on Sun 2 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 1 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 1 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 1 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 30th | Covered | Madhyāhna 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:33 → 16:59 | 11:19 | 0 min | 11:18 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| Chicago | 16:33 → 18:59 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| Jersey City | 17:33 → 19:59 | 11:22 | 0 min | 11:21 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 18:33 → 20:59 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:31 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| London | 23:33 → 01:59 | 12:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| Durban | 00:33 → 02:59 | 11:22 | 0 min | 11:22 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| Dubai | 02:33 → 04:59 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:44 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| Delhi | 04:03 → 06:29 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| Kolkata | 04:03 → 06:29 | 11:03 | 0 min | 11:02 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| Singapore | 05:53 → 08:19 | 11:51 | 0 min | 11:50 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| Sydney | 08:33 → 10:59 | 11:22 | 0 min | 11:21 | 0 min | 1 Oct |
| Suva | 10:33 → 12:59 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 2 Oct |