Midday of Saturday 3 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:43 12:31 madhyāhna ends
10:5511:1911:4312:0712:3112:5513:19
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 1992
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 35 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 3 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 4 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:25 on Sat 3 Oct to 11:08 on Sun 4 Oct.
1992-10-03T01:25:11Z → 1992-10-04T03:07:36Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:43–12:31 on the 3rd, 11:43–12:31 on the 4th.
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 3rd and 0 of 48 on the 4th.
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 2098 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1992: Saturday 3 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1992 falls on Saturday 3 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:25 on Sat 3 Oct to 11:08 on Sun 4 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 3 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 3 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 4 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 3rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:25 → 20:08 | 12:18 | 48 min | 12:17 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Chicago | 20:25 → 22:08 | 12:15 | 48 min | 12:15 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Jersey City | 21:25 → 23:08 | 12:21 | 48 min | 12:21 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 21:25 → 23:08 | 11:31 | 48 min | 11:31 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| London | 02:25 → 04:08 | 12:25 | 48 min | 12:25 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Durban | 03:25 → 05:08 | 11:21 | 48 min | 11:21 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Dubai | 05:25 → 07:08 | 11:44 | 48 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:55 → 08:38 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:55 → 08:38 | 11:01 | 48 min | 11:01 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Singapore | 09:25 → 11:08 | 12:30 | 48 min | 12:29 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Sydney | 11:25 → 13:08 | 11:21 | 43 min | 11:20 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| Suva | 13:25 → 15:08 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 4 Oct |