Midday of Monday 28 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Gopāṣṭamī (Goṣṭhāṣṭamī) · 1968
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 92 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 28 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Tuesday 29 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:28 on Mon 28 Oct to 08:00 on Tue 29 Oct.
1968-10-28T01:27:54Z → 1968-10-28T23:59:50Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:00–11:48 on the 28th, 10:59–11:47 on the 29th.
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 28th and 0 of 48 on the 29th.
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 5497 s
Ruling
Gopāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1968: Monday 28 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Gopāṣṭamī 1968 falls on Monday 28 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:28 on Mon 28 Oct to 08:00 on Tue 29 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 28 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 28 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 28 Oct |
| 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 28th | Covered | Madhyāhna 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:28 → 16:00 | 11:13 | 48 min | 11:12 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Chicago | 19:28 → 18:00 | 11:10 | 48 min | 11:10 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Jersey City | 20:28 → 19:00 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 21:28 → 20:00 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| London | 02:28 → 01:00 | 12:20 | 48 min | 12:20 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Durban | 03:28 → 02:00 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Dubai | 05:28 → 04:00 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:38 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:58 → 05:30 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:58 → 05:30 | 10:56 | 48 min | 10:56 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Singapore | 08:58 → 07:30 | 11:54 | 48 min | 11:54 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Sydney | 11:28 → 10:00 | 11:15 | 35 min | 11:15 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Suva | 13:28 → 12:00 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 34 min | 29 Oct |