Sunday 19 October

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Daśamī runs from 22:50 on Sat 18 Oct to 21:15 on Sun 19 Oct.

   1980-10-18T14:50:18Z → 1980-10-19T13:14:57Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:39–12:27 on the 18th, 11:39–12:27 on the 19th.

   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 0 of 48 minutes on the 18th and 48 of 48 on the 19th.

   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 5354 s

5. 05

   Ruling

   Vijayā Daśamī, Baoding, 1980: Sunday 19 October.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Baoding, Vijayā Daśamī (Dussehra) 1980 falls on Sunday 19 October. Daśamī touches Śravaṇa in the day time on neither day, so madhyāhna decides. Daśamī runs from 22:50 on Sat 18 Oct to 21:15 on Sun 19 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

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