Saturday 28 September

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Daśamī runs from 22:34 on Fri 27 Sep to 22:51 on Sat 28 Sep.

   1963-09-27T14:33:50Z → 1963-09-28T14:51:26Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:45–12:33 on the 27th, 11:45–12:33 on the 28th.

   madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′

3. 03

   Rule

   Daśamī touches Śravaṇa in the day time on neither day, so the rest of the rule applies. Daśamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 27th and 48 of 48 on the 28th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104

4. 04

   Tie-break

   Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: unstated → only-day · margin 7693 s

5. 05

   Ruling

   Vijayā Daśamī, Baoding, 1963: Saturday 28 September.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Baoding, Vijayā Daśamī (Dussehra) 1963 falls on Saturday 28 September. Daśamī touches Śravaṇa in the day time on neither day, so madhyāhna decides. Daśamī runs from 22:34 on Fri 27 Sep to 22:51 on Sat 28 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

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