Midday of Monday 28 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:07 11:55 madhyāhna ends
10:1910:4311:0711:3111:5512:1912:43
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1903
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 55 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 28 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Tuesday 29 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 08:12 on Mon 28 Sep to 10:11 on Tue 29 Sep.
1903-09-28T00:12:16Z → 1903-09-29T02:11:16Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:07–11:55 on the 28th, 11:06–11:54 on the 29th.
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 28th and 0 of 48 on the 29th.
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 3307 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1903: Monday 28 September.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1903 falls on Monday 28 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 08:12 on Mon 28 Sep to 10:11 on Tue 29 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 28 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 28 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 28 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
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 28th | Covered | Madhyāhna 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:12 → 18:11 | 11:20 | 48 min | 11:19 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Chicago | 18:12 → 20:11 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Jersey City | 19:12 → 21:11 | 11:23 | 48 min | 11:23 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 20:12 → 22:11 | 11:33 | 48 min | 11:33 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| London | 00:12 → 02:11 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Durban | 02:12 → 04:11 | 11:23 | 48 min | 11:23 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Dubai | 03:53 → 05:52 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Delhi | 05:33 → 07:32 | 11:39 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Kolkata | 05:33 → 07:32 | 10:54 | 48 min | 10:54 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Singapore | 07:07 → 09:06 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Sydney | 10:12 → 12:11 | 11:23 | 48 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Suva | 12:07 → 14:06 | 11:29 | 9 min | 11:28 | 48 min | 29 Sep |