Gopāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 05:50 on Tue 20 Nov to 05:23 on Wed 21 Nov.

   2012-11-20T02:50:27Z → 2012-11-21T02:23:28Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 10:55–11:43 on the 20th, 10:56–11:44 on the 21st.

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

   Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 20th and 0 of 48 on the 21st.

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

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

   one day qualifies → only-day · margin 18301 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Gopāṣṭamī, Doha, 2012: Tuesday 20 November.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Gopāṣṭamī 2012 falls on Tuesday 20 November. Aṣṭamī runs from 05:50 on Tue 20 Nov to 05:23 on Wed 21 Nov and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

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.