Midday of Sunday 15 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:40 12:28 madhyāhna ends
10:5211:1611:4012:0412:2812:5213:16
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 1972
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 128 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 15 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 16 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 08:07 on Sun 15 Oct to 09:32 on Mon 16 Oct.
1972-10-15T00:07:07Z → 1972-10-16T01:31:41Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:40–12:28 on the 15th, 11:39–12:27 on the 16th.
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 15th and 0 of 48 on the 16th.
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 7667 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1972: Sunday 15 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1972 falls on Sunday 15 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 08:07 on Sun 15 Oct to 09:32 on Mon 16 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 15 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 15 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 15 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 15th | Covered | Madhyāhna 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:07 → 18:32 | 12:14 | 48 min | 12:14 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| Chicago | 19:07 → 20:32 | 12:12 | 48 min | 12:12 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| Jersey City | 20:07 → 21:32 | 12:18 | 48 min | 12:18 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 20:07 → 21:32 | 11:28 | 48 min | 11:28 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| London | 01:07 → 02:32 | 12:22 | 48 min | 12:22 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| Durban | 02:07 → 03:32 | 11:18 | 48 min | 11:18 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| Dubai | 04:07 → 05:32 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| Delhi | 05:37 → 07:02 | 11:43 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| Kolkata | 05:37 → 07:02 | 10:58 | 48 min | 10:58 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| Singapore | 07:37 → 09:02 | 11:56 | 48 min | 11:56 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| Sydney | 10:07 → 11:32 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 15 min | 16 Oct |
| Suva | 12:07 → 13:32 | 11:28 | 9 min | 11:28 | 48 min | 16 Oct |