Mahāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 19:16 on Sun 21 Oct to 17:56 on Mon 22 Oct.

   2012-10-21T16:15:55Z → 2012-10-22T14:56:01Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 10:54–11:42 on the 21st, 10:54–11:42 on the 22nd.

   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 21st and 48 of 48 on the 22nd.

   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 22432 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Mahāṣṭamī, Doha, 2012: Monday 22 October.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2012 falls on Monday 22 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 19:16 on Sun 21 Oct to 17:56 on Mon 22 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

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

Month

Āśvina, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Aṣṭamī

Kāla

Madhyāhna

Priority

Paraviddhā

Tie-break

Second day

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 104

S 8 Mahastami (paraviddha) Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.