Midday of Tuesday 16 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:01 11:49 madhyāhna ends
10:1310:3711:0111:2511:4912:1312:37
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 2018
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 57 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 16 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 17 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 12:47 on Tue 16 Oct to 15:20 on Wed 17 Oct.
2018-10-16T04:46:42Z → 2018-10-17T07:20:06Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:01–11:49 on the 16th, 11:01–11:49 on the 17th.
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 16th and 48 of 48 on the 17th.
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 3445 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Daqing, 2018: Wednesday 17 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2018 falls on Wednesday 17 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:47 on Tue 16 Oct to 15:20 on Wed 17 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 17 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 17 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 17 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 16th | Covered | Madhyāhna 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:47 → 00:20 | 12:14 | 48 min | 12:14 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Chicago | 23:47 → 02:20 | 12:12 | 48 min | 12:12 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Jersey City | 00:47 → 03:20 | 12:18 | 48 min | 12:17 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 00:47 → 03:20 | 11:28 | 48 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| London | 05:47 → 08:20 | 12:22 | 48 min | 12:21 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Durban | 06:47 → 09:20 | 11:18 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Dubai | 08:47 → 11:20 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Delhi | 10:17 → 12:50 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 17 Oct |
| Kolkata | 10:17 → 12:50 | 10:58 | 48 min | 10:58 | 48 min | 17 Oct |
| Singapore | 12:47 → 15:20 | 12:26 | 28 min | 12:26 | 48 min | 17 Oct |
| Sydney | 15:47 → 18:20 | 12:17 | 0 min | 12:17 | 48 min | 17 Oct |
| Suva | 16:47 → 19:20 | 11:28 | 0 min | 11:28 | 48 min | 17 Oct |