Midday of Sunday 9 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:03 11:51 madhyāhna ends
10:1510:3911:0311:2711:5112:1512:39
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 2016
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 601 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 9 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 10 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 23:55 on Sat 8 Oct to 01:01 on Mon 10 Oct.
2016-10-08T15:54:41Z → 2016-10-09T17:01:09Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:03–11:51 on the 9th, 11:03–11:51 on the 10th.
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 9th and 0 of 48 on the 10th.
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 36087 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Daqing, 2016: Sunday 9 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2016 falls on Sunday 9 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 23:55 on Sat 8 Oct to 01:01 on Mon 10 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 9 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 9 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 9 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 8th | Covered | Madhyāhna 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:55 → 10:01 | 12:16 | 48 min | 12:16 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Chicago | 10:55 → 12:01 | 12:14 | 48 min | 12:13 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Jersey City | 11:55 → 13:01 | 12:19 | 48 min | 12:19 | 42 min | 9 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 11:55 → 13:01 | 11:29 | 23 min | 11:29 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| London | 16:55 → 18:01 | 12:23 | 0 min | 12:23 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| Durban | 17:55 → 19:01 | 11:20 | 0 min | 11:19 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| Dubai | 19:55 → 21:01 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| Delhi | 21:25 → 22:31 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| Kolkata | 21:25 → 22:31 | 11:00 | 0 min | 11:00 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| Singapore | 23:55 → 01:01 | 12:28 | 0 min | 12:28 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:55 → 04:01 | 12:19 | 0 min | 12:19 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| Suva | 03:55 → 05:01 | 11:30 | 0 min | 11:30 | 48 min | 9 Oct |