Midday of Wednesday 20 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:28 12:16 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 12:03:29
10:4011:0411:2811:5212:1612:4013:04
12 of 48 minutes covered, the last 12
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 2004
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 12 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 20 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
12 of 48 minutes covered, the last 12
Midday of Thursday 21 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 12:03 on Wed 20 Oct to 09:57 on Thu 21 Oct.
2004-10-20T11:03:30Z → 2004-10-21T08:57:03Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:28–12:16 on the 20th, 11:28–12:16 on the 21st.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 12 of 48 minutes on the 20th and 0 of 48 on the 21st.
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 743 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Luanda, 2004: Wednesday 20 October.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2004 falls on Wednesday 20 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:03 on Wed 20 Oct to 09:57 on Thu 21 Oct and covers 12 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 20 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 20 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 20 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Luanda. | ||
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 20th | Covered | Madhyāhna 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:03 → 01:57 | 12:13 | 48 min | 12:13 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Chicago | 06:03 → 03:57 | 12:11 | 48 min | 12:11 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Jersey City | 07:03 → 04:57 | 12:17 | 48 min | 12:17 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 07:03 → 04:57 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| London | 12:03 → 09:57 | 12:21 | 48 min | 12:21 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Durban | 13:03 → 10:57 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Dubai | 15:03 → 12:57 | 11:39 | 0 min | 11:39 | 48 min | 21 Oct |
| Delhi | 16:33 → 14:27 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 21 Oct |
| Kolkata | 16:33 → 14:27 | 10:57 | 0 min | 10:57 | 48 min | 21 Oct |
| Singapore | 19:03 → 16:57 | 12:25 | 0 min | 12:25 | 48 min | 21 Oct |
| Sydney | 21:03 → 18:57 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 21 Oct |
| Suva | 23:03 → 20:57 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 21 Oct |