Midday of Wednesday 19 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:39 12:27 madhyāhna ends
10:5111:1511:3912:0312:2712:5113:15
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 1977
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 115 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 19 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 20 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:44 on Wed 19 Oct to 07:53 on Thu 20 Oct.
1977-10-19T01:44:14Z → 1977-10-19T23:53:26Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:39–12:27 on the 19th, 11:39–12:27 on the 20th.
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 19th and 0 of 48 on the 20th.
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 6883 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1977: Wednesday 19 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1977 falls on Wednesday 19 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:44 on Wed 19 Oct to 07:53 on Thu 20 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 19 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 19 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 19 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 19th | Covered | Madhyāhna 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:44 → 16:53 | 12:14 | 48 min | 12:14 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Chicago | 20:44 → 18:53 | 12:11 | 48 min | 12:11 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Jersey City | 21:44 → 19:53 | 12:17 | 48 min | 12:17 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 21:44 → 19:53 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| London | 02:44 → 00:53 | 12:21 | 48 min | 12:21 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Durban | 03:44 → 01:53 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Dubai | 05:44 → 03:53 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Delhi | 07:14 → 05:23 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Kolkata | 07:14 → 05:23 | 10:57 | 48 min | 10:57 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Singapore | 09:14 → 07:23 | 11:56 | 48 min | 11:55 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Sydney | 11:44 → 09:53 | 11:17 | 20 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Suva | 13:44 → 11:53 | 11:28 | 0 min | 11:27 | 26 min | 20 Oct |