Midday of Tuesday 22 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:38 12:26 madhyāhna ends
10:5011:1411:3812:0212:2612:5013:14
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 1974
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 496 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 22 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 23 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 20:43 on Tue 22 Oct to 23:07 on Wed 23 Oct.
1974-10-22T12:42:36Z → 1974-10-23T15:06:58Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:38–12:26 on the 22nd, 11:38–12:26 on the 23rd.
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 22nd and 48 of 48 on the 23rd.
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 29767 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1974: Wednesday 23 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1974 falls on Wednesday 23 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 20:43 on Tue 22 Oct to 23:07 on Wed 23 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 23 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 23 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 23 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 22nd | Covered | Madhyāhna 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:43 → 08:07 | 12:13 | 48 min | 12:13 | 0 min | 22 Oct |
| Chicago | 07:43 → 10:07 | 12:11 | 48 min | 12:11 | 0 min | 22 Oct |
| Jersey City | 08:43 → 11:07 | 12:17 | 48 min | 12:16 | 0 min | 22 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 08:43 → 11:07 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 22 Oct |
| London | 13:43 → 16:07 | 12:21 | 0 min | 12:21 | 48 min | 23 Oct |
| Durban | 14:43 → 17:07 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 23 Oct |
| Dubai | 16:43 → 19:07 | 11:39 | 0 min | 11:39 | 48 min | 23 Oct |
| Delhi | 18:13 → 20:37 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 23 Oct |
| Kolkata | 18:13 → 20:37 | 10:57 | 0 min | 10:57 | 48 min | 23 Oct |
| Singapore | 20:13 → 22:37 | 11:55 | 0 min | 11:55 | 48 min | 23 Oct |
| Sydney | 22:43 → 01:07 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 23 Oct |
| Suva | 00:43 → 03:07 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 23 Oct |