Friday 26 October

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Daśamī runs from 02:30 on Fri 26 Oct to 05:03 on Sat 27 Oct.

   2001-10-25T18:29:56Z → 2001-10-26T21:02:37Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:00–11:48 on the 26th, 11:00–11:48 on the 27th.

   madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′

3. 03

   Rule

   Daśamī touches Śravaṇa in the day time on neither day, so the rest of the rule applies. Daśamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 26th and 0 of 48 on the 27th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104

4. 04

   Tie-break

   Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: unstated → only-day · margin 21418 s

5. 05

   Ruling

   Vijayā Daśamī, Daqing, 2001: Friday 26 October.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Daqing, Vijayā Daśamī (Dussehra) 2001 falls on Friday 26 October. Daśamī touches Śravaṇa in the day time on neither day, so madhyāhna decides. Daśamī runs from 02:30 on Fri 26 Oct to 05:03 on Sat 27 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

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