Gopāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 10:40 on Mon 7 Nov to 10:51 on Tue 8 Nov.

   2016-11-07T07:39:55Z → 2016-11-08T07:51:02Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 10:53–11:41 on the 7th, 10:54–11:42 on the 8th.

   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 7th and 0 of 48 on the 8th.

   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 149 s < 300 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Gopāṣṭamī, Doha, 2016: Monday 7 November.

   confidence: boundary (margin)

In Doha, Gopāṣṭamī 2016 falls on Monday 7 November. Aṣṭamī runs from 10:40 on Mon 7 Nov to 10:51 on Tue 8 Nov and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It is 2 min 29 s from a threshold. 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.