Midday of Friday 21 October
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:00 11:48 madhyāhna ends
10:1210:3611:0011:2411:4812:1212:36
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 2061
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 15 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 21 October
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 22 October
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the second.
14 of 48 minutes covered, the first 14
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:27 on Fri 21 Oct to 11:15 on Sat 22 Oct.
2061-10-21T01:27:13Z → 2061-10-22T03:14:42Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:00–11:48 on the 21st, 11:00–11:48 on the 22nd.
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 21st and 14 of 48 on the 22nd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.
priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 870 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Daqing, 2061: Saturday 22 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2061 falls on Saturday 22 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:27 on Fri 21 Oct to 11:15 on Sat 22 Oct and covers 14 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the second midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 22 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 22 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 22 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 21st | Covered | Madhyāhna 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:27 → 20:15 | 12:13 | 48 min | 12:13 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Chicago | 20:27 → 22:15 | 12:11 | 48 min | 12:11 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Jersey City | 21:27 → 23:15 | 12:17 | 48 min | 12:16 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 21:27 → 23:15 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| London | 02:27 → 04:15 | 12:21 | 48 min | 12:21 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Durban | 03:27 → 05:15 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Dubai | 05:27 → 07:15 | 11:39 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:57 → 08:45 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:57 → 08:45 | 10:57 | 48 min | 10:57 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Singapore | 09:27 → 11:15 | 12:25 | 48 min | 12:25 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Sydney | 12:27 → 14:15 | 12:16 | 37 min | 12:16 | 48 min | 22 Oct |
| Suva | 13:27 → 15:15 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 22 Oct |