Midday of Monday 24 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) · 2039
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 174 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 24 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Tuesday 25 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 08:45 on Mon 24 Oct to 07:02 on Tue 25 Oct.
2039-10-24T00:44:31Z → 2039-10-24T23:02:18Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:38–12:26 on the 24th, 11:38–12:26 on the 25th.
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 24th and 0 of 48 on the 25th.
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 10419 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 2039: Monday 24 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2039 falls on Monday 24 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 08:45 on Mon 24 Oct to 07:02 on Tue 25 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 24 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 24 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 24 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 24th | Covered | Madhyāhna 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:45 → 16:02 | 12:13 | 48 min | 12:13 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Chicago | 19:45 → 18:02 | 12:11 | 48 min | 12:10 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Jersey City | 20:45 → 19:02 | 12:16 | 48 min | 12:16 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 20:45 → 19:02 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| London | 01:45 → 00:02 | 12:20 | 48 min | 12:20 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Durban | 02:45 → 01:02 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Dubai | 04:45 → 03:02 | 11:39 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:15 → 04:32 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:15 → 04:32 | 10:57 | 48 min | 10:57 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Singapore | 08:45 → 07:02 | 12:25 | 48 min | 12:25 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Sydney | 11:45 → 10:02 | 12:16 | 48 min | 12:16 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Suva | 12:45 → 11:02 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 25 Oct |