Midday of Saturday 7 November
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 10:59 11:47 madhyāhna ends
10:1110:3510:5911:2311:4712:1112:35
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Gopāṣṭamī · 1959
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 61 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 7 November
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 8 November
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:58 on Sat 7 Nov to 09:00 on Sun 8 Nov.
1959-11-07T01:57:58Z → 1959-11-08T00:59:37Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 10:59–11:47 on the 7th, 10:59–11:47 on the 8th.
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 7th and 0 of 48 on the 8th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 3686 s
Ruling
Gopāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1959: Saturday 7 November.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Gopāṣṭamī 1959 falls on Saturday 7 November. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:58 on Sat 7 Nov to 09:00 on Sun 8 Nov and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 7 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 7 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 7 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/gopashtami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 8 Gopastami, Gosthastami.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Madhyāhna 7th | Covered | Madhyāhna 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:58 → 17:00 | 11:13 | 48 min | 11:13 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Chicago | 19:58 → 19:00 | 11:10 | 48 min | 11:10 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Jersey City | 20:58 → 20:00 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 21:58 → 21:00 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| London | 01:58 → 01:00 | 11:20 | 48 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Durban | 03:58 → 03:00 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Dubai | 05:58 → 05:00 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:38 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Delhi | 07:28 → 06:30 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Kolkata | 07:28 → 06:30 | 10:56 | 48 min | 10:56 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Singapore | 09:28 → 08:30 | 11:54 | 48 min | 11:54 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Sydney | 11:58 → 11:00 | 11:15 | 5 min | 11:15 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Suva | 13:58 → 13:00 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 8 Nov |