Rādhāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 09:36 on Wed 3 Sep to 07:35 on Thu 4 Sep.

   2003-09-03T01:35:52Z → 2003-09-03T23:35:03Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:14–12:02 on the 3rd, 11:14–12:02 on the 4th.

   madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
3. ३Step 3, Rule

   Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 3rd and 0 of 48 on the 4th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: unstated → only-day · margin 5882 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Rādhāṣṭamī, Changchun, 2003: Wednesday 3 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Changchun, Rādhāṣṭamī 2003 falls on Wednesday 3 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:36 on Wed 3 Sep to 07:35 on Thu 4 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

Month

Bhādrapada, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Aṣṭamī

Kāla

Madhyāhna

Priority

Unstated

Tie-break

Longer coverage, as a boundary

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 103

S 8 Durvastami (purvaviddha — S 8 of saura Bhadra except Bengal), Mahalaksmi vratarambha, Radhastami (madhyahna vyapini) Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103.