Midday of Friday 21 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:39 12:27 madhyāhna ends
10:5111:1511:3912:0312:2712:5113:15
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 2061
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 24 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 21 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 22 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:27 on Fri 21 Oct to 11:15 on Sat 22 Oct.
2061-10-21T01:27:13Z → 2061-10-22T03:14:42Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:39–12:27 on the 21st, 11:38–12:26 on the 22nd.
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 21st and 0 of 48 on the 22nd.
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 1423 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 2061: Friday 21 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2061 falls on Friday 21 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:27 on Fri 21 Oct to 11:15 on Sat 22 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 21 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 21 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 22 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 21st | Covered | Madhyāhna 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:27 → 20:15 | 12:13 | 48 min | 12:13 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Chicago | 20:27 → 22:15 | 12:11 | 48 min | 12:11 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Jersey City | 21:27 → 23:15 | 12:17 | 48 min | 12:16 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 21:27 → 23:15 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| London | 02:27 → 04:15 | 12:21 | 48 min | 12:21 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Durban | 03:27 → 05:15 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Dubai | 05:27 → 07:15 | 11:39 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:57 → 08:45 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:57 → 08:45 | 10:57 | 48 min | 10:57 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Singapore | 09:27 → 11:15 | 12:25 | 48 min | 12:25 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Sydney | 12:27 → 14:15 | 12:16 | 37 min | 12:16 | 48 min | 22 Oct |
| Suva | 13:27 → 15:15 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 22 Oct |