Midday of Monday 23 September
Qualifies with 6 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:54 12:42 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 12:35:58
11:0611:3011:5412:1812:4213:0613:30
6 of 48 minutes covered, the last 6
Ruling · Rādhāṣṭamī · 2069
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 Monday 23 September
Qualifies with 6 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
6 of 48 minutes covered, the last 6
Midday of Tuesday 24 September
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 12:36 on Mon 23 Sep to 14:02 on Tue 24 Sep.
2069-09-23T03:35:59Z → 2069-09-24T05:01:36Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:54–12:42 on the 23rd, 11:53–12:41 on the 24th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 6 of 48 minutes on the 23rd and 48 of 48 on the 24th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Both middays qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 348 s
Ruling
Rādhāṣṭamī, Daegu, 2069: Tuesday 24 September.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Daegu, Rādhāṣṭamī 2069 falls on Tuesday 24 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:36 on Mon 23 Sep to 14:02 on Tue 24 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 6 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 | Tue 24 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 24 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 24 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daegu. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/radhashtami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“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.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Madhyāhna 23rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:36 → 22:02 | 12:21 | 48 min | 12:21 | 0 min | 23 Sep |
| Chicago | 22:36 → 00:02 | 12:19 | 48 min | 12:18 | 0 min | 23 Sep |
| Jersey City | 23:36 → 01:02 | 12:24 | 48 min | 12:24 | 0 min | 23 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 23:36 → 01:02 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 23 Sep |
| London | 04:36 → 06:02 | 12:28 | 48 min | 12:28 | 0 min | 23 Sep |
| Durban | 05:36 → 07:02 | 11:24 | 48 min | 11:24 | 0 min | 23 Sep |
| Dubai | 07:36 → 09:02 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 23 Sep |
| Delhi | 09:06 → 10:32 | 11:49 | 48 min | 11:49 | 0 min | 23 Sep |
| Kolkata | 09:06 → 10:32 | 11:05 | 48 min | 11:04 | 0 min | 23 Sep |
| Singapore | 11:36 → 13:02 | 12:33 | 48 min | 12:33 | 29 min | 23 Sep |
| Sydney | 13:36 → 15:02 | 11:24 | 0 min | 11:24 | 48 min | 24 Sep |
| Suva | 15:36 → 17:02 | 11:35 | 0 min | 11:35 | 48 min | 24 Sep |