Midday of Saturday 2 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) · 1965
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 117 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 2 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 3 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 07:35 on Sat 2 Oct to 09:46 on Sun 3 Oct.
1965-10-01T23:34:38Z → 1965-10-03T01:45:48Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:43–12:31 on the 2nd, 11:43–12:31 on the 3rd.
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 2nd and 0 of 48 on the 3rd.
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 7033 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1965: Saturday 2 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1965 falls on Saturday 2 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 07:35 on Sat 2 Oct to 09:46 on Sun 3 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 2 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 2 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 2 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 1st | Covered | Madhyāhna 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:35 → 18:46 | 12:18 | 0 min | 12:18 | 0 min | 2 Oct |
| Chicago | 18:35 → 20:46 | 12:16 | 0 min | 12:15 | 0 min | 2 Oct |
| Jersey City | 19:35 → 21:46 | 12:22 | 0 min | 12:21 | 0 min | 2 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 19:35 → 21:46 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:31 | 0 min | 2 Oct |
| London | 00:35 → 02:46 | 12:26 | 0 min | 12:25 | 0 min | 2 Oct |
| Durban | 01:35 → 03:46 | 11:22 | 0 min | 11:21 | 0 min | 2 Oct |
| Dubai | 03:35 → 05:46 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:44 | 0 min | 2 Oct |
| Delhi | 05:05 → 07:16 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 2 Oct |
| Kolkata | 05:05 → 07:16 | 11:02 | 0 min | 11:02 | 0 min | 2 Oct |
| Singapore | 07:05 → 09:16 | 12:00 | 0 min | 12:00 | 0 min | 2 Oct |
| Sydney | 09:35 → 11:46 | 11:21 | 0 min | 11:21 | 25 min | 3 Oct |
| Suva | 11:35 → 13:46 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 3 Oct |