Midday of Sunday 19 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:36 13:24 madhyāhna ends
11:4812:1212:3613:0013:2413:4814:12
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 2053
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 206 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 19 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 20 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 06:38 on Sun 19 Oct to 09:10 on Mon 20 Oct.
2053-10-19T03:38:05Z → 2053-10-20T06:10:08Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:36–13:24 on the 19th, 12:36–13:24 on the 20th.
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 19th and 0 of 48 on the 20th.
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 12354 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Bucharest, 2053: Sunday 19 October.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2053 falls on Sunday 19 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 06:38 on Sun 19 Oct to 09:10 on Mon 20 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 19 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 19 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 19 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 19th | Covered | Madhyāhna 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:38 → 23:10 | 12:14 | 48 min | 12:13 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Chicago | 22:38 → 01:10 | 12:11 | 48 min | 12:11 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Jersey City | 23:38 → 02:10 | 12:17 | 48 min | 12:17 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 23:38 → 02:10 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| London | 04:38 → 07:10 | 12:21 | 48 min | 12:21 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Durban | 05:38 → 08:10 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Dubai | 07:38 → 10:10 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Delhi | 09:08 → 11:40 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Kolkata | 09:08 → 11:40 | 10:57 | 48 min | 10:57 | 43 min | 20 Oct |
| Singapore | 11:38 → 14:10 | 12:26 | 48 min | 12:25 | 48 min | 20 Oct |
| Sydney | 14:38 → 17:10 | 12:16 | 0 min | 12:16 | 48 min | 20 Oct |
| Suva | 15:38 → 18:10 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 20 Oct |