Midday of Monday 8 November
Qualifies with 42 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:38 12:26 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 11:43:15
10:5011:1411:3812:0212:2612:5013:14
42 of 48 minutes covered, the last 42
Ruling · Gopāṣṭamī · 1948
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both middays qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 8 November
Qualifies with 42 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
42 of 48 minutes covered, the last 42
Midday of Tuesday 9 November
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 11:43 on Mon 8 Nov to 13:56 on Tue 9 Nov.
1948-11-08T03:43:15Z → 1948-11-09T05:55:35Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:38–12:26 on the 8th, 11:38–12:26 on the 9th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 42 of 48 minutes on the 8th and 48 of 48 on the 9th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both middays qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 333 s
Ruling
Gopāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1948: Tuesday 9 November.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Baoding, Gopāṣṭamī 1948 falls on Tuesday 9 November. Aṣṭamī runs from 11:43 on Mon 8 Nov to 13:56 on Tue 9 Nov and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 42 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 9 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 9 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 9 Nov |
| 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 8th | Covered | Madhyāhna 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:43 → 22:56 | 12:13 | 48 min | 12:13 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Chicago | 21:43 → 23:56 | 11:10 | 48 min | 11:10 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Jersey City | 22:43 → 00:56 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 23:43 → 01:56 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| London | 03:43 → 05:56 | 11:20 | 48 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Durban | 05:43 → 07:56 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Dubai | 07:43 → 09:56 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Delhi | 09:13 → 11:26 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Kolkata | 09:13 → 11:26 | 10:56 | 48 min | 10:56 | 29 min | 8 Nov |
| Singapore | 11:13 → 13:26 | 11:54 | 48 min | 11:54 | 48 min | 8 Nov |
| Sydney | 13:43 → 15:56 | 11:15 | 0 min | 11:15 | 48 min | 9 Nov |
| Suva | 15:43 → 17:56 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 9 Nov |