Midday of Thursday 4 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:04 11:52 madhyāhna ends
10:1610:4011:0411:2811:5212:1612:40
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 1973
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 195 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 4 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 5 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 05:13 on Thu 4 Oct to 07:49 on Fri 5 Oct.
1973-10-03T21:12:47Z → 1973-10-04T23:49:24Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:04–11:52 on the 4th, 11:04–11:52 on the 5th.
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 4th and 0 of 48 on the 5th.
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 11685 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1973: Thursday 4 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1973 falls on Thursday 4 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 05:13 on Thu 4 Oct to 07:49 on Fri 5 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 4 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 4 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 4 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 3rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:13 → 16:49 | 12:18 | 0 min | 12:17 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| Chicago | 16:13 → 18:49 | 12:15 | 0 min | 12:15 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| Jersey City | 17:13 → 19:49 | 12:21 | 0 min | 12:21 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 17:13 → 19:49 | 11:31 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| London | 22:13 → 00:49 | 12:25 | 0 min | 12:25 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| Durban | 23:13 → 01:49 | 11:21 | 0 min | 11:21 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| Dubai | 01:13 → 03:49 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| Delhi | 02:43 → 05:19 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| Kolkata | 02:43 → 05:19 | 11:02 | 0 min | 11:01 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| Singapore | 04:43 → 07:19 | 12:00 | 0 min | 11:59 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| Sydney | 07:13 → 09:49 | 11:21 | 0 min | 11:20 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| Suva | 09:13 → 11:49 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 5 Oct |