Mahāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 18:55 on Sat 8 Oct to 20:01 on Sun 9 Oct.

   2016-10-08T15:54:41Z → 2016-10-09T17:01:09Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 10:57–11:45 on the 8th, 10:57–11:45 on the 9th.

   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 8th and 48 of 48 on the 9th.

   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 25772 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Mahāṣṭamī, Doha, 2016: Sunday 9 October.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2016 falls on Sunday 9 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 18:55 on Sat 8 Oct to 20:01 on Sun 9 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.