Midday of Sunday 14 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:40 12:28 madhyāhna ends
10:5211:1611:4012:0412:2812:5213:16
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1945
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 347 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 14 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 15 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 05:11 on Sun 14 Oct to 05:53 on Mon 15 Oct.
1945-10-13T21:11:19Z → 1945-10-14T21:52:44Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:40–12:28 on the 14th, 11:40–12:28 on the 15th.
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 14th and 0 of 48 on the 15th.
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 20825 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1945: Sunday 14 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1945 falls on Sunday 14 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 05:11 on Sun 14 Oct to 05:53 on Mon 15 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 14 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 14 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 14 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 13th | Covered | Madhyāhna 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:11 → 13:53 | 11:15 | 0 min | 11:15 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Chicago | 15:11 → 15:53 | 11:13 | 0 min | 11:12 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Jersey City | 16:11 → 16:53 | 11:18 | 0 min | 11:18 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 17:11 → 17:53 | 11:28 | 0 min | 11:28 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| London | 21:11 → 21:53 | 11:22 | 0 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Durban | 23:11 → 23:53 | 11:18 | 0 min | 11:18 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Dubai | 01:11 → 01:53 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Delhi | 03:41 → 03:23 | 12:43 | 0 min | 12:43 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Kolkata | 03:41 → 03:23 | 11:59 | 0 min | 11:59 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Singapore | 04:41 → 05:23 | 11:57 | 0 min | 11:57 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Sydney | 07:11 → 07:53 | 11:18 | 0 min | 11:18 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Suva | 09:11 → 09:53 | 11:29 | 0 min | 11:29 | 48 min | 14 Oct |