Midday of Thursday 24 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:36 12:24 madhyāhna ends
10:4811:1211:3612:0012:2412:4813:12
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1925
Determinatein Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 329 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 24 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 25 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 19:44 on Thu 24 Sep to 17:53 on Fri 25 Sep.
1925-09-25T00:44:18Z → 1925-09-25T22:52:42Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:36–12:24 on the 24th, 11:36–12:24 on the 25th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 24th and 48 of 48 on the 25th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 19727 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Lima, 1925: Friday 25 September.
confidence: determinate
In Lima, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1925 falls on Friday 25 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 19:44 on Thu 24 Sep to 17:53 on Fri 25 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 25 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 25 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 25 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Lima. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/mahashtami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 8 Mahastami (paraviddha)” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Madhyāhna 25th | Covered | Madhyāhna 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:44 → 14:53 | 11:20 | 48 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Chicago | 19:44 → 17:53 | 12:18 | 48 min | 12:18 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Jersey City | 20:44 → 18:53 | 12:24 | 48 min | 12:23 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 20:44 → 18:53 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:33 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| London | 01:44 → 23:53 | 12:28 | 48 min | 12:27 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Durban | 02:44 → 00:53 | 11:24 | 48 min | 11:24 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Dubai | 04:44 → 02:53 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Delhi | 06:14 → 04:23 | 11:49 | 48 min | 11:48 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Kolkata | 06:14 → 04:23 | 11:04 | 48 min | 11:04 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Singapore | 07:44 → 05:53 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Sydney | 10:44 → 08:53 | 11:23 | 48 min | 11:23 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Suva | 12:44 → 10:53 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 26 Sep |