Midday of Friday 20 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:01 11:49 madhyāhna ends
10:1310:3711:0111:2511:4912:1312:37
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1939
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 637 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 20 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 21 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 22:32 on Thu 19 Oct to 00:24 on Sat 21 Oct.
1939-10-19T14:32:05Z → 1939-10-20T16:23:56Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:01–11:49 on the 20th, 11:01–11:49 on the 21st.
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 20th and 0 of 48 on the 21st.
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 38194 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1939: Friday 20 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1939 falls on Friday 20 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 22:32 on Thu 19 Oct to 00:24 on Sat 21 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 20 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 20 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 20 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 19th | Covered | Madhyāhna 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:32 → 08:24 | 11:14 | 48 min | 11:14 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Chicago | 08:32 → 10:24 | 11:11 | 48 min | 11:11 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Jersey City | 09:32 → 11:24 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 7 min | 20 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 10:32 → 12:24 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 20 Oct |
| London | 15:32 → 17:24 | 12:21 | 0 min | 12:21 | 48 min | 20 Oct |
| Durban | 16:32 → 18:24 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 20 Oct |
| Dubai | 18:32 → 20:24 | 11:40 | 0 min | 11:40 | 48 min | 20 Oct |
| Delhi | 20:02 → 21:54 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 20 Oct |
| Kolkata | 20:02 → 21:54 | 10:58 | 0 min | 10:57 | 48 min | 20 Oct |
| Singapore | 21:52 → 23:44 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 20 Oct |
| Sydney | 00:32 → 02:24 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 20 Oct |
| Suva | 02:32 → 04:24 | 11:28 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 20 Oct |