Midday of Tuesday 11 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:03 11:51 madhyāhna ends
10:1510:3911:0311:2711:5112:1512:39
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1910
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 49 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 11 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 12 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 08:55 on Tue 11 Oct to 10:13 on Wed 12 Oct.
1910-10-11T00:54:56Z → 1910-10-12T02:13:30Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:03–11:51 on the 11th, 11:02–11:50 on the 12th.
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 11th and 0 of 48 on the 12th.
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 2936 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1910: Tuesday 11 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1910 falls on Tuesday 11 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 08:55 on Tue 11 Oct to 10:13 on Wed 12 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 11 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 11 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 11 Oct |
| 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 11th | Covered | Madhyāhna 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:55 → 18:13 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:15 | 0 min | 11 Oct |
| Chicago | 18:55 → 20:13 | 11:13 | 48 min | 11:13 | 0 min | 11 Oct |
| Jersey City | 19:55 → 21:13 | 11:19 | 48 min | 11:19 | 0 min | 11 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 20:55 → 22:13 | 11:29 | 48 min | 11:29 | 0 min | 11 Oct |
| London | 00:55 → 02:13 | 11:23 | 48 min | 11:23 | 0 min | 11 Oct |
| Durban | 02:55 → 04:13 | 11:19 | 48 min | 11:19 | 0 min | 11 Oct |
| Dubai | 04:36 → 05:54 | 11:23 | 48 min | 11:22 | 0 min | 11 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:25 → 07:43 | 11:44 | 48 min | 11:44 | 0 min | 11 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:25 → 07:43 | 10:59 | 48 min | 10:59 | 0 min | 11 Oct |
| Singapore | 07:55 → 09:13 | 11:28 | 48 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 11 Oct |
| Sydney | 10:55 → 12:13 | 11:19 | 48 min | 11:18 | 48 min | 12 Oct |
| Suva | 12:50 → 14:08 | 11:25 | 0 min | 11:24 | 48 min | 12 Oct |