Midday of Sunday 23 October
Qualifies with 25 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:36 12:24 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 11:58:45
10:4811:1211:3612:0012:2412:4813:12
25 of 48 minutes covered, the last 25
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1955
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 23 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 23 October
Qualifies with 25 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
25 of 48 minutes covered, the last 25
Midday of Monday 24 October
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 11:59 on Sun 23 Oct to 14:02 on Mon 24 Oct.
1955-10-23T09:58:45Z → 1955-10-24T12:02:08Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:36–12:24 on the 23rd, 11:36–12:24 on the 24th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 25 of 48 minutes on the 23rd and 48 of 48 on the 24th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.
priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 1381 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Bucharest, 1955: Monday 24 October.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1955 falls on Monday 24 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 11:59 on Sun 23 Oct to 14:02 on Mon 24 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 25 minutes; by the rule the second midday is taken.
| 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 Bucharest. | ||
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 23rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:59 → 04:02 | 11:13 | 48 min | 11:13 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Chicago | 04:59 → 07:02 | 12:11 | 48 min | 12:11 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Jersey City | 05:59 → 08:02 | 12:16 | 48 min | 12:16 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 05:59 → 08:02 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| London | 09:59 → 12:02 | 11:21 | 48 min | 11:20 | 42 min | 24 Oct |
| Durban | 11:59 → 14:02 | 11:17 | 6 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 24 Oct |
| Dubai | 13:59 → 16:02 | 11:39 | 0 min | 11:39 | 48 min | 24 Oct |
| Delhi | 15:29 → 17:32 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 24 Oct |
| Kolkata | 15:29 → 17:32 | 10:57 | 0 min | 10:57 | 48 min | 24 Oct |
| Singapore | 17:29 → 19:32 | 11:55 | 0 min | 11:55 | 48 min | 24 Oct |
| Sydney | 19:59 → 22:02 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 24 Oct |
| Suva | 21:59 → 00:02 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 24 Oct |