Midday of Monday 28 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:45 12:33 madhyāhna ends
10:5711:2111:4512:0912:3312:5713:21
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 1998
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 244 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 28 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Tuesday 29 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 16:36 on Mon 28 Sep to 17:35 on Tue 29 Sep.
1998-09-28T08:36:19Z → 1998-09-29T09:35:01Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:45–12:33 on the 28th, 11:44–12:32 on the 29th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 28th and 48 of 48 on the 29th.
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 14620 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1998: Tuesday 29 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1998 falls on Tuesday 29 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 16:36 on Mon 28 Sep to 17:35 on Tue 29 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 29 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 29 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 29 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 28th | Covered | Madhyāhna 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:36 → 02:35 | 12:19 | 48 min | 12:19 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Chicago | 03:36 → 04:35 | 12:17 | 48 min | 12:17 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Jersey City | 04:36 → 05:35 | 12:23 | 48 min | 12:22 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 04:36 → 05:35 | 11:33 | 48 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| London | 09:36 → 10:35 | 12:27 | 48 min | 12:26 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Durban | 10:36 → 11:35 | 11:23 | 48 min | 11:23 | 12 min | 29 Sep |
| Dubai | 12:36 → 13:35 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Delhi | 14:06 → 15:05 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Kolkata | 14:06 → 15:05 | 11:03 | 0 min | 11:03 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Singapore | 16:36 → 17:35 | 12:31 | 0 min | 12:31 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Sydney | 18:36 → 19:35 | 11:22 | 0 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Suva | 20:36 → 21:35 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 29 Sep |