Midday of Saturday 30 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) · 2006
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 231 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 30 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 1 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 07:15 on Sat 30 Sep to 06:42 on Sun 1 Oct.
2006-09-29T23:14:50Z → 2006-09-30T22:42:16Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:06–11:54 on the 30th, 11:05–11:53 on the 1st.
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 30th and 0 of 48 on the 1st.
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 13854 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Daqing, 2006: Saturday 30 September.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2006 falls on Saturday 30 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 07:15 on Sat 30 Sep to 06:42 on Sun 1 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 30 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 30 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 30 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 29th | Covered | Madhyāhna 30th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:15 → 15:42 | 12:19 | 0 min | 12:19 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Chicago | 18:15 → 17:42 | 12:17 | 0 min | 12:16 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Jersey City | 19:15 → 18:42 | 12:22 | 0 min | 12:22 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 19:15 → 18:42 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| London | 00:15 → 23:42 | 12:26 | 0 min | 12:26 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Durban | 01:15 → 00:42 | 11:22 | 0 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Dubai | 03:15 → 02:42 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Delhi | 04:45 → 04:12 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Kolkata | 04:45 → 04:12 | 11:03 | 0 min | 11:02 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Singapore | 07:15 → 06:42 | 12:31 | 0 min | 12:31 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Sydney | 09:15 → 08:42 | 11:22 | 0 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 30 Sep |
| Suva | 11:15 → 10:42 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 30 Sep |