Mahāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 16:03 on Sat 9 Oct to 17:27 on Sun 10 Oct.

   1948-10-09T09:33:04Z → 1948-10-10T10:56:45Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:46–12:34 on the 9th, 11:46–12:34 on the 10th.

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

   Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 9th and 48 of 48 on the 10th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

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

   priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 12552 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Mahāṣṭamī, Chattogram, 1948: Sunday 10 October.

   confidence: determinate

In Chattogram, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1948 falls on Sunday 10 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 16:03 on Sat 9 Oct to 17:27 on Sun 10 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

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

Month

Āśvina, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Aṣṭamī

Kāla

Madhyāhna

Priority

Paraviddhā

Tie-break

Second day

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 104

S 8 Mahastami (paraviddha) Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.