Midday of Tuesday 15 October
Qualifies with 15 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:40 12:28 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 12:13:06
10:5211:1611:4012:0412:2812:5213:16
15 of 48 minutes covered, the last 15
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 1991
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 15 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 15 October
Qualifies with 15 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
15 of 48 minutes covered, the last 15
Midday of Wednesday 16 October
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 12:13 on Tue 15 Oct to 14:52 on Wed 16 Oct.
1991-10-15T04:13:06Z → 1991-10-16T06:51:35Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:40–12:28 on the 15th, 11:40–12:28 on the 16th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 15 of 48 minutes on the 15th and 48 of 48 on the 16th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.
priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 884 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1991: Wednesday 16 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1991 falls on Wednesday 16 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:13 on Tue 15 Oct to 14:52 on Wed 16 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 15 minutes; by the rule the second midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 16 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 16 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 16 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 15th | Covered | Madhyāhna 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:13 → 23:52 | 12:15 | 48 min | 12:14 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| Chicago | 23:13 → 01:52 | 12:12 | 48 min | 12:12 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| Jersey City | 00:13 → 02:52 | 12:18 | 48 min | 12:18 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 00:13 → 02:52 | 11:28 | 48 min | 11:28 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| London | 05:13 → 07:52 | 12:22 | 48 min | 12:22 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| Durban | 06:13 → 08:52 | 11:18 | 48 min | 11:18 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| Dubai | 08:13 → 10:52 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| Delhi | 09:43 → 12:22 | 11:43 | 48 min | 11:43 | 39 min | 16 Oct |
| Kolkata | 09:43 → 12:22 | 10:58 | 48 min | 10:58 | 48 min | 16 Oct |
| Singapore | 12:13 → 14:52 | 12:27 | 48 min | 12:26 | 48 min | 16 Oct |
| Sydney | 14:13 → 16:52 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 16 Oct |
| Suva | 16:13 → 18:52 | 11:28 | 0 min | 11:28 | 48 min | 16 Oct |