Rādhāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 05:20 on Wed 21 Sep to 05:40 on Thu 22 Sep.

   1966-09-21T02:20:22Z → 1966-09-22T02:39:34Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:33–12:21 on the 21st, 11:33–12:21 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 48 of 48 minutes on the 21st and 0 of 48 on the 22nd.

   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.

   priority: unstated → only-day · margin 21180 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Rādhāṣṭamī, Erbil, 1966: Wednesday 21 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Erbil, Rādhāṣṭamī 1966 falls on Wednesday 21 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 05:20 on Wed 21 Sep to 05:40 on Thu 22 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.