Midday of Saturday 29 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:06 11:54 madhyāhna ends
10:1810:4211:0611:3011:5412:1812:42
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 1979
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 618 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 29 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 30 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 00:49 on Sat 29 Sep to 23:42 on Sat 29 Sep.
1979-09-28T16:48:39Z → 1979-09-29T15:41:55Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:06–11:54 on the 29th, 11:06–11:54 on the 30th.
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 29th and 0 of 48 on the 30th.
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 37054 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1979: Saturday 29 September.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1979 falls on Saturday 29 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 00:49 on Sat 29 Sep to 23:42 on Sat 29 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 29 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 29 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 29 Sep |
| 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 28th | Covered | Madhyāhna 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:49 → 08:42 | 12:19 | 48 min | 12:19 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Chicago | 11:49 → 10:42 | 12:17 | 48 min | 12:17 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Jersey City | 12:49 → 11:42 | 12:23 | 22 min | 12:22 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 12:49 → 11:42 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:32 | 9 min | 29 Sep |
| London | 17:49 → 16:42 | 12:27 | 0 min | 12:27 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Durban | 18:49 → 17:42 | 11:23 | 0 min | 11:23 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Dubai | 20:49 → 19:42 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Delhi | 22:19 → 21:12 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Kolkata | 22:19 → 21:12 | 11:03 | 0 min | 11:03 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Singapore | 00:19 → 23:12 | 12:02 | 0 min | 12:01 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Sydney | 02:49 → 01:42 | 11:22 | 0 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Suva | 04:49 → 03:42 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 29 Sep |