Midday of Friday 22 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:38 12:26 madhyāhna ends
10:5011:1411:3812:0212:2612:5013:14
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 1993
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 380 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 22 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 23 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 04:37 on Fri 22 Oct to 05:18 on Sat 23 Oct.
1993-10-21T20:36:57Z → 1993-10-22T21:17:48Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:38–12:26 on the 22nd, 11:38–12:26 on the 23rd.
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 22nd and 0 of 48 on the 23rd.
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 22828 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1993: Friday 22 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1993 falls on Friday 22 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 04:37 on Fri 22 Oct to 05:18 on Sat 23 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 22 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 22 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 22 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 21st | Covered | Madhyāhna 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:37 → 14:18 | 12:13 | 0 min | 12:13 | 48 min | 22 Oct |
| Chicago | 15:37 → 16:18 | 12:11 | 0 min | 12:11 | 48 min | 22 Oct |
| Jersey City | 16:37 → 17:18 | 12:17 | 0 min | 12:16 | 48 min | 22 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 16:37 → 17:18 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 22 Oct |
| London | 21:37 → 22:18 | 12:21 | 0 min | 12:21 | 48 min | 22 Oct |
| Durban | 22:37 → 23:18 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 22 Oct |
| Dubai | 00:37 → 01:18 | 11:39 | 0 min | 11:39 | 48 min | 22 Oct |
| Delhi | 02:07 → 02:48 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 22 Oct |
| Kolkata | 02:07 → 02:48 | 10:57 | 0 min | 10:57 | 48 min | 22 Oct |
| Singapore | 04:37 → 05:18 | 12:25 | 0 min | 12:25 | 48 min | 22 Oct |
| Sydney | 06:37 → 07:18 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 22 Oct |
| Suva | 08:37 → 09:18 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 22 Oct |