Midday of Thursday 29 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:06 11:54 madhyāhna ends
10:1810:4211:0611:3011:5412:1812:42
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1949
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 623 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 29 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 30 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 00:43 on Thu 29 Sep to 00:04 on Fri 30 Sep.
1949-09-28T16:43:03Z → 1949-09-29T16:04:01Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:06–11:54 on the 29th, 11:06–11:54 on the 30th.
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 29th and 0 of 48 on the 30th.
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 37383 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1949: Thursday 29 September.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1949 falls on Thursday 29 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 00:43 on Thu 29 Sep to 00:04 on Fri 30 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 29 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 29 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 29 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 | 08:43 → 08:04 | 11:19 | 48 min | 11:19 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Chicago | 10:43 → 10:04 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Jersey City | 11:43 → 11:04 | 11:23 | 28 min | 11:22 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 12:43 → 12:04 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:32 | 32 min | 29 Sep |
| London | 17:43 → 17:04 | 12:27 | 0 min | 12:26 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Durban | 18:43 → 18:04 | 11:23 | 0 min | 11:23 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Dubai | 20:43 → 20:04 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Delhi | 22:13 → 21:34 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Kolkata | 22:13 → 21:34 | 11:03 | 0 min | 11:03 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Singapore | 00:13 → 23:34 | 12:01 | 0 min | 12:01 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Sydney | 02:43 → 02:04 | 11:22 | 0 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Suva | 04:43 → 04:04 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 29 Sep |