Midday of Tuesday 5 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:43 12:31 madhyāhna ends
10:5511:1911:4312:0712:3112:5513:19
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 1954
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 578 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 5 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 6 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 00:47 on Tue 5 Oct to 02:04 on Wed 6 Oct.
1954-10-04T16:46:55Z → 1954-10-05T18:03:50Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:43–12:31 on the 5th, 11:42–12:30 on the 6th.
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 5th and 0 of 48 on the 6th.
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 34703 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1954: Tuesday 5 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1954 falls on Tuesday 5 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 00:47 on Tue 5 Oct to 02:04 on Wed 6 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 5 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 5 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 5 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 4th | Covered | Madhyāhna 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:47 → 10:04 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 4 Oct |
| Chicago | 10:47 → 12:04 | 11:15 | 48 min | 11:15 | 48 min | 5 Oct |
| Jersey City | 11:47 → 13:04 | 11:21 | 22 min | 11:20 | 48 min | 5 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 12:47 → 14:04 | 11:31 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 5 Oct |
| London | 16:47 → 18:04 | 11:25 | 0 min | 11:25 | 48 min | 5 Oct |
| Durban | 18:47 → 20:04 | 11:21 | 0 min | 11:21 | 48 min | 5 Oct |
| Dubai | 20:47 → 22:04 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 5 Oct |
| Delhi | 22:17 → 23:34 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 5 Oct |
| Kolkata | 22:17 → 23:34 | 11:01 | 0 min | 11:01 | 48 min | 5 Oct |
| Singapore | 00:17 → 01:34 | 12:00 | 0 min | 11:59 | 48 min | 5 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:47 → 04:04 | 11:20 | 0 min | 11:20 | 48 min | 5 Oct |
| Suva | 04:47 → 06:04 | 11:31 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 5 Oct |