Midday of Wednesday 16 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:11 11:59 madhyāhna ends
10:2310:4711:1111:3511:5912:2312:47
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rādhāṣṭamī · 1953
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 321 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 16 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 17 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 05:38 on Wed 16 Sep to 05:50 on Thu 17 Sep.
1953-09-15T21:38:05Z → 1953-09-16T21:49:45Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:11–11:59 on the 16th, 11:10–11:58 on the 17th.
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 16th and 0 of 48 on the 17th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 19231 s
Ruling
Rādhāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1953: Wednesday 16 September.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Rādhāṣṭamī 1953 falls on Wednesday 16 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 05:38 on Wed 16 Sep to 05:50 on Thu 17 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 16 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 16 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 16 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/radhashtami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 8 Durvastami (purvaviddha — S 8 of saura Bhadra except Bengal), Mahalaksmi vratarambha, Radhastami (madhyahna vyapini)” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Madhyāhna 15th | Covered | Madhyāhna 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:38 → 14:50 | 12:24 | 0 min | 12:24 | 48 min | 16 Sep |
| Chicago | 16:38 → 16:50 | 12:21 | 0 min | 12:21 | 48 min | 16 Sep |
| Jersey City | 17:38 → 17:50 | 12:27 | 0 min | 12:27 | 48 min | 16 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 17:38 → 17:50 | 11:37 | 0 min | 11:37 | 48 min | 16 Sep |
| London | 22:38 → 22:50 | 12:31 | 0 min | 12:31 | 48 min | 16 Sep |
| Durban | 23:38 → 23:50 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 16 Sep |
| Dubai | 01:38 → 01:50 | 11:50 | 0 min | 11:50 | 48 min | 16 Sep |
| Delhi | 03:08 → 03:20 | 11:52 | 0 min | 11:52 | 48 min | 16 Sep |
| Kolkata | 03:08 → 03:20 | 11:08 | 0 min | 11:07 | 48 min | 16 Sep |
| Singapore | 05:08 → 05:20 | 12:06 | 0 min | 12:06 | 48 min | 16 Sep |
| Sydney | 07:38 → 07:50 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 16 Sep |
| Suva | 09:38 → 09:50 | 11:38 | 0 min | 11:38 | 48 min | 16 Sep |