Midday of Wednesday 28 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:00 11:48 madhyāhna ends
10:1210:3611:0011:2411:4812:1212:36
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Gopāṣṭamī (Goṣṭhāṣṭamī) · 1998
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 197 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 28 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 29 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 07:39 on Wed 28 Oct to 07:42 on Thu 29 Oct.
1998-10-27T23:38:45Z → 1998-10-28T23:42:22Z
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 11825 s
Ruling
Gopāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1998: Wednesday 28 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Gopāṣṭamī 1998 falls on Wednesday 28 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 07:39 on Wed 28 Oct to 07:42 on Thu 29 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 28 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 28 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 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 27th | Covered | Madhyāhna 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:39 → 15:42 | 11:13 | 0 min | 11:13 | 48 min | 28 Oct |
| Chicago | 17:39 → 17:42 | 11:10 | 0 min | 11:10 | 48 min | 28 Oct |
| Jersey City | 18:39 → 18:42 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 28 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 19:39 → 19:42 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 28 Oct |
| London | 23:39 → 23:42 | 11:20 | 0 min | 11:20 | 48 min | 28 Oct |
| Durban | 01:39 → 01:42 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 28 Oct |
| Dubai | 03:39 → 03:42 | 11:39 | 0 min | 11:38 | 48 min | 28 Oct |
| Delhi | 05:09 → 05:12 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 28 Oct |
| Kolkata | 05:09 → 05:12 | 10:56 | 0 min | 10:56 | 48 min | 28 Oct |
| Singapore | 07:39 → 07:42 | 12:25 | 0 min | 12:24 | 48 min | 28 Oct |
| Sydney | 10:39 → 10:42 | 12:15 | 0 min | 12:15 | 48 min | 28 Oct |
| Suva | 11:39 → 11:42 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 36 min | 28 Oct |