Midday of Saturday 9 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:41 12:29 madhyāhna ends
10:5311:1711:4112:0512:2912:5313:17
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1948
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 304 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 9 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 10 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 17:33 on Sat 9 Oct to 18:57 on Sun 10 Oct.
1948-10-09T09:33:04Z → 1948-10-10T10:56:45Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:41–12:29 on the 9th, 11:41–12:29 on the 10th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 9th and 48 of 48 on the 10th.
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 18231 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1948: Sunday 10 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1948 falls on Sunday 10 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 17:33 on Sat 9 Oct to 18:57 on Sun 10 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 10 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 10 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 10 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 9th | Covered | Madhyāhna 10th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:33 → 03:57 | 12:16 | 48 min | 12:16 | 0 min | 9 Oct |
| Chicago | 03:33 → 04:57 | 11:13 | 48 min | 11:13 | 0 min | 9 Oct |
| Jersey City | 04:33 → 05:57 | 11:19 | 48 min | 11:19 | 0 min | 9 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 05:33 → 06:57 | 11:29 | 48 min | 11:29 | 0 min | 9 Oct |
| London | 10:33 → 11:57 | 12:23 | 48 min | 12:23 | 0 min | 9 Oct |
| Durban | 11:33 → 12:57 | 11:19 | 34 min | 11:19 | 48 min | 10 Oct |
| Dubai | 13:33 → 14:57 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 10 Oct |
| Delhi | 15:03 → 16:27 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 10 Oct |
| Kolkata | 15:03 → 16:27 | 11:00 | 0 min | 10:59 | 48 min | 10 Oct |
| Singapore | 17:03 → 18:27 | 11:58 | 0 min | 11:58 | 48 min | 10 Oct |
| Sydney | 19:33 → 20:57 | 11:19 | 0 min | 11:19 | 48 min | 10 Oct |
| Suva | 21:33 → 22:57 | 11:30 | 0 min | 11:30 | 48 min | 10 Oct |