Midday of Thursday 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) · 1997
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 135 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 9 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 10 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 08:47 on Thu 9 Oct to 07:47 on Fri 10 Oct.
1997-10-09T00:47:29Z → 1997-10-09T23:47:20Z
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 8129 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1997: Thursday 9 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1997 falls on Thursday 9 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 08:47 on Thu 9 Oct to 07:47 on Fri 10 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 9 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 9 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 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 9th | Covered | Madhyāhna 10th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:47 → 16:47 | 12:16 | 48 min | 12:16 | 0 min | 9 Oct |
| Chicago | 19:47 → 18:47 | 12:13 | 48 min | 12:13 | 0 min | 9 Oct |
| Jersey City | 20:47 → 19:47 | 12:19 | 48 min | 12:19 | 0 min | 9 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 20:47 → 19:47 | 11:29 | 48 min | 11:29 | 0 min | 9 Oct |
| London | 01:47 → 00:47 | 12:23 | 48 min | 12:23 | 0 min | 9 Oct |
| Durban | 02:47 → 01:47 | 11:19 | 48 min | 11:19 | 0 min | 9 Oct |
| Dubai | 04:47 → 03:47 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 9 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:17 → 05:17 | 11:44 | 48 min | 11:44 | 0 min | 9 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:17 → 05:17 | 11:00 | 48 min | 10:59 | 0 min | 9 Oct |
| Singapore | 08:47 → 07:47 | 12:28 | 48 min | 12:28 | 0 min | 9 Oct |
| Sydney | 10:47 → 09:47 | 11:19 | 48 min | 11:19 | 0 min | 9 Oct |
| Suva | 12:47 → 11:47 | 11:30 | 0 min | 11:30 | 18 min | 10 Oct |