Midday of Sunday 12 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 2070
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 358 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 12 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 13 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 03:34 on Sun 12 Oct to 05:42 on Mon 13 Oct.
2070-10-11T19:33:45Z → 2070-10-12T21:41:59Z
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 48 of 48 minutes on the 12th and 0 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 21497 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Baoding, 2070: Sunday 12 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2070 falls on Sunday 12 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 03:34 on Sun 12 Oct to 05:42 on Mon 13 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 12 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 12 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 12 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 11th | Covered | Madhyāhna 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:34 → 14:42 | 12:15 | 30 min | 12:15 | 48 min | 12 Oct |
| Chicago | 14:34 → 16:42 | 12:13 | 0 min | 12:13 | 48 min | 12 Oct |
| Jersey City | 15:34 → 17:42 | 12:19 | 0 min | 12:19 | 48 min | 12 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 15:34 → 17:42 | 11:29 | 0 min | 11:29 | 48 min | 12 Oct |
| London | 20:34 → 22:42 | 12:23 | 0 min | 12:23 | 48 min | 12 Oct |
| Durban | 21:34 → 23:42 | 11:19 | 0 min | 11:19 | 48 min | 12 Oct |
| Dubai | 23:34 → 01:42 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 12 Oct |
| Delhi | 01:04 → 03:12 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 12 Oct |
| Kolkata | 01:04 → 03:12 | 10:59 | 0 min | 10:59 | 48 min | 12 Oct |
| Singapore | 03:34 → 05:42 | 12:27 | 0 min | 12:27 | 48 min | 12 Oct |
| Sydney | 06:34 → 08:42 | 12:18 | 0 min | 12:18 | 48 min | 12 Oct |
| Suva | 07:34 → 09:42 | 11:29 | 0 min | 11:29 | 48 min | 12 Oct |