Midday of Thursday 6 November
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 10:59 11:47 madhyāhna ends
10:1110:3510:5911:2311:4712:1112:35
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Gopāṣṭamī (Goṣṭhāṣṭamī) · 2008
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 612 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 6 November
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 7 November
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 23:09 on Wed 5 Nov to 00:48 on Fri 7 Nov.
2008-11-05T15:08:51Z → 2008-11-06T16:47:46Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 10:59–11:47 on the 6th, 10:59–11:47 on the 7th.
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 6th and 0 of 48 on the 7th.
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 36698 s
Ruling
Gopāṣṭamī, Daqing, 2008: Thursday 6 November.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Gopāṣṭamī 2008 falls on Thursday 6 November. Aṣṭamī runs from 23:09 on Wed 5 Nov to 00:48 on Fri 7 Nov and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 6 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 6 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 6 Nov |
| 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 5th | Covered | Madhyāhna 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:09 → 08:48 | 11:12 | 48 min | 11:12 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Chicago | 09:09 → 10:48 | 11:10 | 48 min | 11:10 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Jersey City | 10:09 → 11:48 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 32 min | 5 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 11:09 → 12:48 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 5 Nov |
| London | 15:09 → 16:48 | 11:20 | 0 min | 11:20 | 48 min | 6 Nov |
| Durban | 17:09 → 18:48 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 6 Nov |
| Dubai | 19:09 → 20:48 | 11:38 | 0 min | 11:38 | 48 min | 6 Nov |
| Delhi | 20:39 → 22:18 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 6 Nov |
| Kolkata | 20:39 → 22:18 | 10:56 | 0 min | 10:56 | 48 min | 6 Nov |
| Singapore | 23:09 → 00:48 | 12:24 | 0 min | 12:24 | 48 min | 6 Nov |
| Sydney | 02:09 → 03:48 | 12:15 | 0 min | 12:15 | 48 min | 6 Nov |
| Suva | 03:09 → 04:48 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 6 Nov |