Midday of Monday 3 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:05 11:53 madhyāhna ends
10:1710:4111:0511:2911:5312:1712:41
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 2011
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 675 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 3 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Tuesday 4 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 23:33 on Mon 3 Oct to 23:08 on Tue 4 Oct.
2011-10-03T15:32:50Z → 2011-10-04T15:07:50Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:05–11:53 on the 3rd, 11:05–11:53 on the 4th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 3rd and 48 of 48 on the 4th.
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 40518 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Daqing, 2011: Tuesday 4 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2011 falls on Tuesday 4 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 23:33 on Mon 3 Oct to 23:08 on Tue 4 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 4 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 4 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 4 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 3rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:33 → 08:08 | 12:18 | 48 min | 12:17 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Chicago | 10:33 → 10:08 | 12:15 | 48 min | 12:15 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Jersey City | 11:33 → 11:08 | 12:21 | 48 min | 12:21 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 11:33 → 11:08 | 11:31 | 46 min | 11:31 | 0 min | 3 Oct |
| London | 16:33 → 16:08 | 12:25 | 0 min | 12:25 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| Durban | 17:33 → 17:08 | 11:21 | 0 min | 11:21 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| Dubai | 19:33 → 19:08 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| Delhi | 21:03 → 20:38 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| Kolkata | 21:03 → 20:38 | 11:02 | 0 min | 11:01 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| Singapore | 23:33 → 23:08 | 12:30 | 0 min | 12:30 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:33 → 02:08 | 12:21 | 0 min | 12:20 | 48 min | 4 Oct |
| Suva | 03:33 → 03:08 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 4 Oct |