Midday of Tuesday 13 October
Qualifies with 9 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:02 11:50 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 11:40:53
10:1410:3811:0211:2611:5012:1412:38
9 of 48 minutes covered, the last 9
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 1964
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 9 min 04 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 13 October
Qualifies with 9 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
9 of 48 minutes covered, the last 9
Midday of Wednesday 14 October
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 11:41 on Tue 13 Oct to 14:07 on Wed 14 Oct.
1964-10-13T03:40:53Z → 1964-10-14T06:06:33Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:02–11:50 on the 13th, 11:02–11:50 on the 14th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 9 of 48 minutes on the 13th and 48 of 48 on the 14th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.
priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 544 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1964: Wednesday 14 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1964 falls on Wednesday 14 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 11:41 on Tue 13 Oct to 14:07 on Wed 14 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 9 minutes; by the rule the second midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 14 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 14 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 14 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 13th | Covered | Madhyāhna 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:41 → 23:07 | 12:15 | 48 min | 12:15 | 0 min | 13 Oct |
| Chicago | 22:41 → 01:07 | 12:12 | 48 min | 12:12 | 0 min | 13 Oct |
| Jersey City | 23:41 → 02:07 | 12:18 | 48 min | 12:18 | 0 min | 13 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 23:41 → 02:07 | 11:28 | 48 min | 11:28 | 0 min | 13 Oct |
| London | 04:41 → 07:07 | 12:22 | 48 min | 12:22 | 0 min | 13 Oct |
| Durban | 05:41 → 08:07 | 11:18 | 48 min | 11:18 | 0 min | 13 Oct |
| Dubai | 07:41 → 10:07 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 13 Oct |
| Delhi | 09:11 → 11:37 | 11:43 | 48 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 13 Oct |
| Kolkata | 09:11 → 11:37 | 10:59 | 48 min | 10:58 | 38 min | 14 Oct |
| Singapore | 11:11 → 13:37 | 11:57 | 48 min | 11:57 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Sydney | 13:41 → 16:07 | 11:18 | 0 min | 11:18 | 48 min | 14 Oct |
| Suva | 15:41 → 18:07 | 11:29 | 0 min | 11:29 | 48 min | 14 Oct |