Midday of Saturday 27 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:07 11:55 madhyāhna ends
10:1910:4311:0711:3111:5512:1912:43
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 2036
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 476 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 27 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 28 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 01:25 on Sat 27 Sep to 03:10 on Sun 28 Sep.
2036-09-26T17:24:37Z → 2036-09-27T19:10:03Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:07–11:55 on the 27th, 11:06–11:54 on the 28th.
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 27th and 0 of 48 on the 28th.
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 28568 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Daqing, 2036: Saturday 27 September.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2036 falls on Saturday 27 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 01:25 on Sat 27 Sep to 03:10 on Sun 28 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 27 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 27 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 27 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 26th | Covered | Madhyāhna 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:25 → 12:10 | 12:20 | 48 min | 12:19 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Chicago | 12:25 → 14:10 | 12:17 | 41 min | 12:17 | 48 min | 27 Sep |
| Jersey City | 13:25 → 15:10 | 12:23 | 0 min | 12:23 | 48 min | 27 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 13:25 → 15:10 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 27 Sep |
| London | 18:25 → 20:10 | 12:27 | 0 min | 12:27 | 48 min | 27 Sep |
| Durban | 19:25 → 21:10 | 11:23 | 0 min | 11:23 | 48 min | 27 Sep |
| Dubai | 21:25 → 23:10 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 27 Sep |
| Delhi | 22:55 → 00:40 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:48 | 48 min | 27 Sep |
| Kolkata | 22:55 → 00:40 | 11:04 | 0 min | 11:03 | 48 min | 27 Sep |
| Singapore | 01:25 → 03:10 | 12:32 | 0 min | 12:32 | 48 min | 27 Sep |
| Sydney | 03:25 → 05:10 | 11:23 | 0 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 27 Sep |
| Suva | 05:25 → 07:10 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 27 Sep |