Midday of Monday 9 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:03 11:51 madhyāhna ends
10:1510:3911:0311:2711:5112:1512:39
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 1978
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 261 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 9 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Tuesday 10 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 06:42 on Mon 9 Oct to 04:32 on Tue 10 Oct.
1978-10-08T22:41:43Z → 1978-10-09T20:32:17Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:03–11:51 on the 9th, 11:03–11:51 on the 10th.
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 9th and 0 of 48 on the 10th.
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 15682 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1978: Monday 9 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1978 falls on Monday 9 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 06:42 on Mon 9 Oct to 04:32 on Tue 10 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 9 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 9 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 9 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 8th | Covered | Madhyāhna 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:42 → 13:32 | 12:16 | 0 min | 12:16 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| Chicago | 17:42 → 15:32 | 12:14 | 0 min | 12:14 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| Jersey City | 18:42 → 16:32 | 12:20 | 0 min | 12:19 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 18:42 → 16:32 | 11:30 | 0 min | 11:29 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| London | 23:42 → 21:32 | 12:24 | 0 min | 12:23 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| Durban | 00:42 → 22:32 | 11:20 | 0 min | 11:20 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| Dubai | 02:42 → 00:32 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| Delhi | 04:12 → 02:02 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| Kolkata | 04:12 → 02:02 | 11:00 | 0 min | 11:00 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| Singapore | 06:12 → 04:02 | 11:58 | 0 min | 11:58 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| Sydney | 08:42 → 06:32 | 11:19 | 0 min | 11:19 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| Suva | 10:42 → 08:32 | 11:30 | 0 min | 11:30 | 48 min | 9 Oct |