Midday of Sunday 23 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:38 12:26 madhyāhna ends
10:5011:1411:3812:0212:2612:5013:14
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 1955
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 332 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 23 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 24 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 17:59 on Sun 23 Oct to 20:02 on Mon 24 Oct.
1955-10-23T09:58:45Z → 1955-10-24T12:02:08Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:38–12:26 on the 23rd, 11:38–12:26 on the 24th.
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 23rd and 48 of 48 on the 24th.
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 19942 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1955: Monday 24 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1955 falls on Monday 24 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 17:59 on Sun 23 Oct to 20:02 on Mon 24 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 24 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 24 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 24 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 23rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:59 → 04:02 | 11:13 | 48 min | 11:13 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Chicago | 04:59 → 07:02 | 12:11 | 48 min | 12:11 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Jersey City | 05:59 → 08:02 | 12:16 | 48 min | 12:16 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 05:59 → 08:02 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| London | 09:59 → 12:02 | 11:21 | 48 min | 11:20 | 42 min | 24 Oct |
| Durban | 11:59 → 14:02 | 11:17 | 6 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 24 Oct |
| Dubai | 13:59 → 16:02 | 11:39 | 0 min | 11:39 | 48 min | 24 Oct |
| Delhi | 15:29 → 17:32 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 24 Oct |
| Kolkata | 15:29 → 17:32 | 10:57 | 0 min | 10:57 | 48 min | 24 Oct |
| Singapore | 17:29 → 19:32 | 11:55 | 0 min | 11:55 | 48 min | 24 Oct |
| Sydney | 19:59 → 22:02 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 24 Oct |
| Suva | 21:59 → 00:02 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 24 Oct |