Gopāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 11:23 on Mon 11 Nov to 12:31 on Tue 12 Nov.

   2002-11-11T08:23:05Z → 2002-11-12T09:31:27Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 10:54–11:42 on the 11th, 10:54–11:42 on the 12th.

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

   Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 19 of 48 minutes on the 11th and 48 of 48 on the 12th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Both middays qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.

   priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 1121 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Gopāṣṭamī, Doha, 2002: Tuesday 12 November.

   confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)

In Doha, Gopāṣṭamī 2002 falls on Tuesday 12 November. Aṣṭamī runs from 11:23 on Mon 11 Nov to 12:31 on Tue 12 Nov and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 19 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled. The rule does not settle this date cleanly.

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

Month

Kārtika, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Aṣṭamī

Kāla

Madhyāhna

Priority

Unstated

Tie-break

Longer coverage, as a boundary

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 104

S 8 Gopastami, Gosthastami. Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.