Midday of Friday 23 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) · 2020
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 129 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 23 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 24 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:27 on Fri 23 Oct to 09:29 on Sat 24 Oct.
2020-10-23T01:27:24Z → 2020-10-24T01:29:19Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:38–12:26 on the 23rd, 11:38–12:26 on the 24th.
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 23rd and 0 of 48 on the 24th.
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 7725 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 2020: Friday 23 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2020 falls on Friday 23 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:27 on Fri 23 Oct to 09:29 on Sat 24 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 23 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 23 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 23 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 23rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:27 → 18:29 | 12:13 | 48 min | 12:13 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Chicago | 20:27 → 20:29 | 12:11 | 48 min | 12:10 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Jersey City | 21:27 → 21:29 | 12:16 | 48 min | 12:16 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 21:27 → 21:29 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| London | 02:27 → 02:29 | 12:20 | 48 min | 12:20 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Durban | 03:27 → 03:29 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Dubai | 05:27 → 05:29 | 11:39 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:57 → 06:59 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:57 → 06:59 | 10:57 | 48 min | 10:57 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Singapore | 09:27 → 09:29 | 12:25 | 48 min | 12:25 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Sydney | 12:27 → 12:29 | 12:16 | 36 min | 12:16 | 14 min | 24 Oct |
| Suva | 13:27 → 13:29 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 24 Oct |