Mahāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 07:48 on Mon 29 Sep to 09:17 on Tue 30 Sep.

   1930-09-29T02:17:55Z → 1930-09-30T03:46:34Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:10–12:58 on the 29th, 12:10–12:58 on the 30th.

   madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
3. ३Step 3, Rule

   Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 29th and 0 of 48 on the 30th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 10413 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Mahāṣṭamī, Multan, 1930: Monday 29 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Multan, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1930 falls on Monday 29 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 07:48 on Mon 29 Sep to 09:17 on Tue 30 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

Month

Āśvina, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Aṣṭamī

Kāla

Madhyāhna

Priority

Paraviddhā

Tie-break

Second day

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 104

S 8 Mahastami (paraviddha) Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.