Ruling · Rādhāṣṭamī · 1917
Boundaryin Multan, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both middays qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 25 August
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
35 of 48 minutes covered, the last 35
Midday of Sunday 26 August
Qualifies with 8 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
8 of 48 minutes covered, the first 8
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 12:35 on Sat 25 Aug to 12:30 on Sun 26 Aug.
1917-08-25T07:04:35Z → 1917-08-26T07:00:09Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:22–13:10 on the 25th, 12:22–13:10 on the 26th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 35 of 48 minutes on the 25th and 8 of 48 on the 26th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Both middays qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 504 s
Ruling
Rādhāṣṭamī, Multan, 1917: Saturday 25 August.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Multan, Rādhāṣṭamī 1917 falls on Saturday 25 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:35 on Sat 25 Aug to 12:30 on Sun 26 Aug and covers 35 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 8 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 25 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 25 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 25 Aug |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Multan. | ||
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 25th | Covered | Madhyāhna 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:05 → 23:00 | 11:31 | 48 min | 11:30 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Chicago | 01:05 → 01:00 | 11:28 | 48 min | 11:28 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Jersey City | 02:05 → 02:00 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 03:05 → 03:00 | 11:44 | 48 min | 11:44 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| London | 08:05 → 08:00 | 12:38 | 48 min | 12:38 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Durban | 09:05 → 09:00 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Dubai | 10:46 → 10:41 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Delhi | 12:35 → 12:30 | 11:59 | 12 min | 11:59 | 31 min | 26 Aug |
| Kolkata | 12:35 → 12:30 | 11:15 | 0 min | 11:14 | 48 min | 26 Aug |
| Singapore | 14:05 → 14:00 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 26 Aug |
| Sydney | 17:05 → 17:00 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 26 Aug |
| Suva | 19:05 → 19:00 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 26 Aug |