Rādhāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 16:30 on Tue 9 Sep to 16:21 on Wed 10 Sep.

   1997-09-09T13:29:43Z → 1997-09-10T13:21:07Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:07–11:55 on the 9th, 11:07–11:55 on the 10th.

   madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
3. ३Step 3, Rule

   Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 9th and 48 of 48 on the 10th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   one day qualifies → only-day · margin 15987 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Rādhāṣṭamī, Doha, 1997: Wednesday 10 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Rādhāṣṭamī 1997 falls on Wednesday 10 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 16:30 on Tue 9 Sep to 16:21 on Wed 10 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

Month

Bhādrapada, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Aṣṭamī

Kāla

Madhyāhna

Priority

Unstated

Tie-break

Longer coverage, as a boundary

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 103

S 8 Durvastami (purvaviddha — S 8 of saura Bhadra except Bengal), Mahalaksmi vratarambha, Radhastami (madhyahna vyapini) Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103.