Midday of Thursday 15 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:40 12:28 madhyāhna ends
10:5211:1611:4012:0412:2812:5213:16
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 2037
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 445 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 15 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 16 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 19:52 on Thu 15 Oct to 20:50 on Fri 16 Oct.
2037-10-15T11:52:18Z → 2037-10-16T12:50:13Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:40–12:28 on the 15th, 11:39–12:27 on the 16th.
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 15th and 48 of 48 on the 16th.
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 26679 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 2037: Friday 16 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2037 falls on Friday 16 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 19:52 on Thu 15 Oct to 20:50 on Fri 16 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 16 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 16 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 16 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 15th | Covered | Madhyāhna 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:52 → 05:50 | 12:14 | 48 min | 12:14 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| Chicago | 06:52 → 07:50 | 12:12 | 48 min | 12:12 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| Jersey City | 07:52 → 08:50 | 12:18 | 48 min | 12:17 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 07:52 → 08:50 | 11:28 | 48 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| London | 12:52 → 13:50 | 12:22 | 17 min | 12:22 | 48 min | 16 Oct |
| Durban | 13:52 → 14:50 | 11:18 | 0 min | 11:18 | 48 min | 16 Oct |
| Dubai | 15:52 → 16:50 | 11:40 | 0 min | 11:40 | 48 min | 16 Oct |
| Delhi | 17:22 → 18:20 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 16 Oct |
| Kolkata | 17:22 → 18:20 | 10:58 | 0 min | 10:58 | 48 min | 16 Oct |
| Singapore | 19:52 → 20:50 | 12:26 | 0 min | 12:26 | 48 min | 16 Oct |
| Sydney | 22:52 → 23:50 | 12:17 | 0 min | 12:17 | 48 min | 16 Oct |
| Suva | 23:52 → 00:50 | 11:28 | 0 min | 11:28 | 48 min | 16 Oct |