Midday of Monday 30 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:44 12:32 madhyāhna ends
10:5611:2011:4412:0812:3212:5613:20
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 1957
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 56 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 30 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Tuesday 1 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 13:28 on Mon 30 Sep to 14:21 on Tue 1 Oct.
1957-09-30T05:28:19Z → 1957-10-01T06:20:32Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:44–12:32 on the 30th, 11:44–12:32 on the 1st.
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 30th and 48 of 48 on the 1st.
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 3379 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1957: Tuesday 1 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1957 falls on Tuesday 1 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 13:28 on Mon 30 Sep to 14:21 on Tue 1 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 1 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 1 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 1 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 30th | Covered | Madhyāhna 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:28 → 22:21 | 11:19 | 48 min | 11:18 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Chicago | 00:28 → 01:21 | 12:16 | 48 min | 12:16 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Jersey City | 01:28 → 02:21 | 12:22 | 48 min | 12:22 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 01:28 → 02:21 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| London | 06:28 → 07:21 | 12:26 | 48 min | 12:26 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Durban | 07:28 → 08:21 | 11:22 | 48 min | 11:22 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Dubai | 09:28 → 10:21 | 11:45 | 48 min | 11:44 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Delhi | 10:58 → 11:51 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:47 | 4 min | 1 Oct |
| Kolkata | 10:58 → 11:51 | 11:03 | 48 min | 11:02 | 48 min | 1 Oct |
| Singapore | 12:58 → 13:51 | 12:01 | 0 min | 12:00 | 48 min | 1 Oct |
| Sydney | 15:28 → 16:21 | 11:22 | 0 min | 11:21 | 48 min | 1 Oct |
| Suva | 17:28 → 18:21 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 1 Oct |