Midday of Tuesday 23 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:00 11:48 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 11:22:35
10:1210:3611:0011:2411:4812:1212:36
26 of 48 minutes covered, the last 26
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1917
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 22 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 23 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
26 of 48 minutes covered, the last 26
Midday of Wednesday 24 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 11:23 on Tue 23 Oct to 09:45 on Wed 24 Oct.
1917-10-23T03:22:36Z → 1917-10-24T01:44:55Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:00–11:48 on the 23rd, 11:00–11:48 on the 24th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 26 of 48 minutes on the 23rd and 0 of 48 on the 24th.
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 1346 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1917: Tuesday 23 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1917 falls on Tuesday 23 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 11:23 on Tue 23 Oct to 09:45 on Wed 24 Oct and covers 26 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 23 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 23 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 23 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 23rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:23 → 17:45 | 11:13 | 48 min | 11:13 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Chicago | 21:23 → 19:45 | 11:11 | 48 min | 11:11 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Jersey City | 22:23 → 20:45 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 23:23 → 21:45 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| London | 03:23 → 01:45 | 11:21 | 48 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Durban | 05:23 → 03:45 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Dubai | 07:04 → 05:26 | 11:20 | 48 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Delhi | 08:53 → 07:15 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Kolkata | 08:53 → 07:15 | 10:57 | 48 min | 10:57 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Singapore | 10:23 → 08:45 | 11:25 | 48 min | 11:25 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Sydney | 13:23 → 11:45 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 29 min | 24 Oct |
| Suva | 15:23 → 13:45 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 24 Oct |