Midday of Tuesday 4 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:42 12:30 madhyāhna ends
10:5411:1811:4212:0612:3012:5413:18
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rādhāṣṭamī · 1973
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 366 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 4 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 5 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 03:13 on Tue 4 Sep to 05:36 on Wed 5 Sep.
1973-09-04T02:13:13Z → 1973-09-05T04:35:38Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:42–12:30 on the 4th, 11:42–12:30 on the 5th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 4th and 0 of 48 on the 5th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 21972 s
Ruling
Rādhāṣṭamī, Luanda, 1973: Tuesday 4 September.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Rādhāṣṭamī 1973 falls on Tuesday 4 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 03:13 on Tue 4 Sep to 05:36 on Wed 5 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 4 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 4 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 4 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Luanda. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/radhashtami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“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.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Madhyāhna 4th | Covered | Madhyāhna 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:13 → 21:36 | 12:28 | 48 min | 12:27 | 0 min | 4 Sep |
| Chicago | 21:13 → 23:36 | 12:25 | 48 min | 12:25 | 0 min | 4 Sep |
| Jersey City | 22:13 → 00:36 | 12:31 | 48 min | 12:31 | 0 min | 4 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 22:13 → 00:36 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 4 Sep |
| London | 03:13 → 05:36 | 12:35 | 48 min | 12:35 | 0 min | 4 Sep |
| Durban | 04:13 → 06:36 | 11:31 | 48 min | 11:31 | 0 min | 4 Sep |
| Dubai | 06:13 → 08:36 | 11:54 | 48 min | 11:53 | 0 min | 4 Sep |
| Delhi | 07:43 → 10:06 | 11:56 | 48 min | 11:56 | 0 min | 4 Sep |
| Kolkata | 07:43 → 10:06 | 11:11 | 48 min | 11:11 | 0 min | 4 Sep |
| Singapore | 09:43 → 12:06 | 12:10 | 48 min | 12:09 | 0 min | 4 Sep |
| Sydney | 12:13 → 14:36 | 11:31 | 5 min | 11:30 | 48 min | 5 Sep |
| Suva | 14:13 → 16:36 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 5 Sep |