Rādhāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 04:39 on Sat 22 Sep to 02:47 on Sun 23 Sep.

   2012-09-22T08:39:03Z → 2012-09-23T06:46:54Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:21–12:09 on the 22nd, 11:21–12:09 on the 23rd.

   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 22nd and 0 of 48 on the 23rd.

   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 24122 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Rādhāṣṭamī, Georgetown, 2012: Saturday 22 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Georgetown, Rādhāṣṭamī 2012 falls on Saturday 22 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 04:39 on Sat 22 Sep to 02:47 on Sun 23 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.