Rādhāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 02:33 on Tue 2 Sep to 01:38 on Wed 3 Sep.

   2014-09-01T23:33:03Z → 2014-09-02T22:38:30Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:09–11:57 on the 2nd, 11:09–11:57 on the 3rd.

   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 2nd and 0 of 48 on the 3rd.

   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 30984 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Rādhāṣṭamī, Doha, 2014: Tuesday 2 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Rādhāṣṭamī 2014 falls on Tuesday 2 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 02:33 on Tue 2 Sep to 01:38 on Wed 3 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.