Midday of Thursday 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) · 2031
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 416 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 23 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 24 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 04:42 on Thu 23 Oct to 02:31 on Fri 24 Oct.
2031-10-22T20:42:03Z → 2031-10-23T18:30:53Z
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 24974 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 2031: Thursday 23 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2031 falls on Thursday 23 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 04:42 on Thu 23 Oct to 02:31 on Fri 24 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 23 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 23 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 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 22nd | Covered | Madhyāhna 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:42 → 11:31 | 12:13 | 0 min | 12:13 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Chicago | 15:42 → 13:31 | 12:11 | 0 min | 12:11 | 48 min | 23 Oct |
| Jersey City | 16:42 → 14:31 | 12:16 | 0 min | 12:16 | 48 min | 23 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 16:42 → 14:31 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 23 Oct |
| London | 21:42 → 19:31 | 12:21 | 0 min | 12:20 | 48 min | 23 Oct |
| Durban | 22:42 → 20:31 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 23 Oct |
| Dubai | 00:42 → 22:31 | 11:39 | 0 min | 11:39 | 48 min | 23 Oct |
| Delhi | 02:12 → 00:01 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 23 Oct |
| Kolkata | 02:12 → 00:01 | 10:57 | 0 min | 10:57 | 48 min | 23 Oct |
| Singapore | 04:42 → 02:31 | 12:25 | 0 min | 12:25 | 48 min | 23 Oct |
| Sydney | 07:42 → 05:31 | 12:16 | 0 min | 12:16 | 48 min | 23 Oct |
| Suva | 08:42 → 06:31 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 23 Oct |