Midday of Saturday 13 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:02 11:50 madhyāhna ends
10:1410:3811:0211:2611:5012:1412:38
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 2040
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 318 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 13 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 14 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 05:44 on Sat 13 Oct to 03:36 on Sun 14 Oct.
2040-10-12T21:43:39Z → 2040-10-13T19:36:16Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:02–11:50 on the 13th, 11:02–11:50 on the 14th.
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 13th and 0 of 48 on the 14th.
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 19091 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Daqing, 2040: Saturday 13 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2040 falls on Saturday 13 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 05:44 on Sat 13 Oct to 03:36 on Sun 14 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 13 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 13 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 13 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 12th | Covered | Madhyāhna 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:44 → 12:36 | 12:15 | 0 min | 12:15 | 22 min | 13 Oct |
| Chicago | 16:44 → 14:36 | 12:13 | 0 min | 12:12 | 48 min | 13 Oct |
| Jersey City | 17:44 → 15:36 | 12:18 | 0 min | 12:18 | 48 min | 13 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 17:44 → 15:36 | 11:28 | 0 min | 11:28 | 48 min | 13 Oct |
| London | 22:44 → 20:36 | 12:22 | 0 min | 12:22 | 48 min | 13 Oct |
| Durban | 23:44 → 21:36 | 11:18 | 0 min | 11:18 | 48 min | 13 Oct |
| Dubai | 01:44 → 23:36 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 13 Oct |
| Delhi | 03:14 → 01:06 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 13 Oct |
| Kolkata | 03:14 → 01:06 | 10:59 | 0 min | 10:59 | 48 min | 13 Oct |
| Singapore | 05:44 → 03:36 | 12:27 | 0 min | 12:27 | 48 min | 13 Oct |
| Sydney | 08:44 → 06:36 | 12:18 | 0 min | 12:18 | 48 min | 13 Oct |
| Suva | 09:44 → 07:36 | 11:29 | 0 min | 11:29 | 48 min | 13 Oct |