Midday of Sunday 29 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:44 12:32 madhyāhna ends
10:5611:2011:4412:0812:3212:5613:20
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 1968
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 573 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 29 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 30 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 02:11 on Sun 29 Sep to 00:06 on Mon 30 Sep.
1968-09-28T18:10:49Z → 1968-09-29T16:06:16Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:44–12:32 on the 29th, 11:44–12:32 on the 30th.
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 29th and 0 of 48 on the 30th.
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 34404 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1968: Sunday 29 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1968 falls on Sunday 29 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 02:11 on Sun 29 Sep to 00:06 on Mon 30 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 29 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 29 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 29 Sep |
| 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 28th | Covered | Madhyāhna 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:11 → 09:06 | 12:19 | 48 min | 12:19 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Chicago | 13:11 → 11:06 | 12:17 | 0 min | 12:16 | 0 min | 29 Sep |
| Jersey City | 14:11 → 12:06 | 12:23 | 0 min | 12:22 | 0 min | 29 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 14:11 → 12:06 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:32 | 34 min | 29 Sep |
| London | 19:11 → 17:06 | 12:27 | 0 min | 12:26 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Durban | 20:11 → 18:06 | 11:23 | 0 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Dubai | 22:11 → 20:06 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Delhi | 23:41 → 21:36 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Kolkata | 23:41 → 21:36 | 11:03 | 0 min | 11:03 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Singapore | 01:41 → 23:36 | 12:01 | 0 min | 12:01 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Sydney | 04:11 → 02:06 | 11:22 | 0 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Suva | 06:11 → 04:06 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 29 Sep |