Midday of Thursday 16 November
Qualifies with 11 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:46 12:34 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 12:23:18
10:5811:2211:4612:1012:3412:5813:22
11 of 48 minutes covered, the last 11
Ruling · Gopāṣṭamī · 1950
Boundaryin Daegu, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both middays qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 16 November
Qualifies with 11 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
11 of 48 minutes covered, the last 11
Midday of Friday 17 November
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
14 of 48 minutes covered, the first 14
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 12:23 on Thu 16 Nov to 12:00 on Fri 17 Nov.
1950-11-16T03:23:19Z → 1950-11-17T03:00:03Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:46–12:34 on the 16th, 11:46–12:34 on the 17th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 11 of 48 minutes on the 16th and 14 of 48 on the 17th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both middays qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 648 s
Ruling
Gopāṣṭamī, Daegu, 1950: Friday 17 November.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Daegu, Gopāṣṭamī 1950 falls on Friday 17 November. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:23 on Thu 16 Nov to 12:00 on Fri 17 Nov and covers 14 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 11 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 17 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 17 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 17 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daegu. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/gopashtami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 8 Gopastami, Gosthastami.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Madhyāhna 16th | Covered | Madhyāhna 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:23 → 19:00 | 11:14 | 48 min | 11:14 | 0 min | 16 Nov |
| Chicago | 21:23 → 21:00 | 11:11 | 48 min | 11:11 | 0 min | 16 Nov |
| Jersey City | 22:23 → 22:00 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 16 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 23:23 → 23:00 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 16 Nov |
| London | 03:23 → 03:00 | 11:21 | 48 min | 11:21 | 0 min | 16 Nov |
| Durban | 05:23 → 05:00 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 16 Nov |
| Dubai | 07:23 → 07:00 | 11:39 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 16 Nov |
| Delhi | 08:53 → 08:30 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 16 Nov |
| Kolkata | 08:53 → 08:30 | 10:57 | 48 min | 10:57 | 0 min | 16 Nov |
| Singapore | 10:53 → 10:30 | 11:55 | 48 min | 11:55 | 0 min | 16 Nov |
| Sydney | 13:23 → 13:00 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 17 Nov |
| Suva | 15:23 → 15:00 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 17 Nov |