Midday of Thursday 12 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:41 12:29 madhyāhna ends
10:5311:1711:4112:0512:2912:5313:17
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 2051
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 450 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 12 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 13 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 19:59 on Thu 12 Oct to 20:14 on Fri 13 Oct.
2051-10-12T11:58:35Z → 2051-10-13T12:14:14Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:41–12:29 on the 12th, 11:40–12:28 on the 13th.
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 12th and 48 of 48 on the 13th.
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 27004 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 2051: Friday 13 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2051 falls on Friday 13 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 19:59 on Thu 12 Oct to 20:14 on Fri 13 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 13 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 13 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 13 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 12th | Covered | Madhyāhna 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:59 → 05:14 | 12:15 | 48 min | 12:15 | 0 min | 12 Oct |
| Chicago | 06:59 → 07:14 | 12:13 | 48 min | 12:13 | 0 min | 12 Oct |
| Jersey City | 07:59 → 08:14 | 12:19 | 48 min | 12:18 | 0 min | 12 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 07:59 → 08:14 | 11:29 | 48 min | 11:28 | 0 min | 12 Oct |
| London | 12:59 → 13:14 | 12:23 | 12 min | 12:22 | 48 min | 13 Oct |
| Durban | 13:59 → 14:14 | 11:19 | 0 min | 11:18 | 48 min | 13 Oct |
| Dubai | 15:59 → 16:14 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 13 Oct |
| Delhi | 17:29 → 17:44 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 13 Oct |
| Kolkata | 17:29 → 17:44 | 10:59 | 0 min | 10:59 | 48 min | 13 Oct |
| Singapore | 19:59 → 20:14 | 12:27 | 0 min | 12:27 | 48 min | 13 Oct |
| Sydney | 22:59 → 23:14 | 12:18 | 0 min | 12:18 | 48 min | 13 Oct |
| Suva | 23:59 → 00:14 | 11:29 | 0 min | 11:29 | 48 min | 13 Oct |