Midday of Sunday 20 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:01 11:49 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 12:22:03
10:1310:3711:0111:2511:4912:1312:37
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 2080
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 34 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 20 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 21 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 12:22 on Sun 20 Oct to 14:47 on Mon 21 Oct.
2080-10-20T04:22:03Z → 2080-10-21T06:47:06Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:01–11:49 on the 20th, 11:00–11:48 on the 21st.
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 20th and 48 of 48 on the 21st.
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 2011 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Daqing, 2080: Monday 21 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2080 falls on Monday 21 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:22 on Sun 20 Oct to 14:47 on Mon 21 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 21 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 21 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 21 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 20th | Covered | Madhyāhna 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:22 → 23:47 | 12:14 | 48 min | 12:13 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Chicago | 23:22 → 01:47 | 12:11 | 48 min | 12:11 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Jersey City | 00:22 → 02:47 | 12:17 | 48 min | 12:17 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 00:22 → 02:47 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| London | 05:22 → 07:47 | 12:21 | 48 min | 12:21 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Durban | 06:22 → 08:47 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Dubai | 08:22 → 10:47 | 11:39 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Delhi | 09:52 → 12:17 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 36 min | 21 Oct |
| Kolkata | 09:52 → 12:17 | 10:57 | 48 min | 10:57 | 48 min | 21 Oct |
| Singapore | 12:22 → 14:47 | 12:25 | 48 min | 12:25 | 48 min | 21 Oct |
| Sydney | 15:22 → 17:47 | 12:16 | 0 min | 12:16 | 48 min | 21 Oct |
| Suva | 16:22 → 18:47 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 21 Oct |