Midday of Tuesday 20 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:28 12:16 madhyāhna ends
10:4011:0411:2811:5212:1612:4013:04
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 2015
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 95 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 20 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 21 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:53 on Tue 20 Oct to 09:00 on Wed 21 Oct.
2015-10-20T08:53:19Z → 2015-10-21T07:59:50Z
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 48 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 5680 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Luanda, 2015: Tuesday 20 October.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2015 falls on Tuesday 20 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:53 on Tue 20 Oct to 09:00 on Wed 21 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 20 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 20 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 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 | 01:53 → 01:00 | 12:14 | 48 min | 12:13 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Chicago | 03:53 → 03:00 | 12:11 | 48 min | 12:11 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Jersey City | 04:53 → 04:00 | 12:17 | 48 min | 12:17 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 04:53 → 04:00 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| London | 09:53 → 09:00 | 12:21 | 48 min | 12:21 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Durban | 10:53 → 10:00 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Dubai | 12:53 → 12:00 | 11:39 | 0 min | 11:39 | 21 min | 21 Oct |
| Delhi | 14:23 → 13:30 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 21 Oct |
| Kolkata | 14:23 → 13:30 | 10:57 | 0 min | 10:57 | 48 min | 21 Oct |
| Singapore | 16:53 → 16:00 | 12:25 | 0 min | 12:25 | 48 min | 21 Oct |
| Sydney | 19:53 → 19:00 | 12:16 | 0 min | 12:16 | 48 min | 21 Oct |
| Suva | 20:53 → 20:00 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 21 Oct |