Midday of Wednesday 30 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:44 12:32 madhyāhna ends
10:5611:2011:4412:0812:3212:5613:20
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 1987
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 246 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 30 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 1 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 07:38 on Wed 30 Sep to 05:36 on Thu 1 Oct.
1987-09-29T23:37:48Z → 1987-09-30T21:35:48Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:44–12:32 on the 30th, 11:44–12:32 on the 1st.
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 30th and 0 of 48 on the 1st.
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 14778 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1987: Wednesday 30 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1987 falls on Wednesday 30 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 07:38 on Wed 30 Sep to 05:36 on Thu 1 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 30 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 30 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 30 Sep |
| 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 29th | Covered | Madhyāhna 30th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:38 → 14:36 | 12:19 | 0 min | 12:19 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Chicago | 18:38 → 16:36 | 12:17 | 0 min | 12:16 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Jersey City | 19:38 → 17:36 | 12:22 | 0 min | 12:22 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 19:38 → 17:36 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| London | 00:38 → 22:36 | 12:27 | 0 min | 12:26 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Durban | 01:38 → 23:36 | 11:23 | 0 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Dubai | 03:38 → 01:36 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Delhi | 05:08 → 03:06 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Kolkata | 05:08 → 03:06 | 11:03 | 0 min | 11:03 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Singapore | 07:38 → 05:36 | 12:31 | 0 min | 12:31 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Sydney | 09:38 → 07:36 | 11:22 | 0 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Suva | 11:38 → 09:36 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:33 | 43 min | 30 Sep |