Saturday 2 October

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Daśamī runs from 06:03 on Sat 2 Oct to 05:59 on Sun 3 Oct.

   1976-10-01T22:02:50Z → 1976-10-02T21:59:11Z

2. 02

   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′

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 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

4. 04

   Tie-break

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

   priority: unstated → only-day · margin 1001 s

5. 05

   Ruling

   Vijayā Daśamī, Baoding, 1976: Saturday 2 October.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Baoding, Vijayā Daśamī (Dussehra) 1976 falls on Saturday 2 October. Daśamī touches Śravaṇa in the day time on neither day, so madhyāhna decides. Daśamī runs from 06:03 on Sat 2 Oct to 05:59 on Sun 3 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

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