Midday of Tuesday 26 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:11 12:59 madhyāhna ends
11:2311:4712:1112:3512:5913:2313:47
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1933
Determinatein Multan, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 119 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 26 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 27 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 10:12 on Tue 26 Sep to 08:02 on Wed 27 Sep.
1933-09-26T04:42:22Z → 1933-09-27T02:31:51Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:11–12:59 on the 26th, 12:11–12:59 on the 27th.
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 26th and 0 of 48 on the 27th.
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 7140 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Multan, 1933: Tuesday 26 September.
confidence: determinate
In Multan, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1933 falls on Tuesday 26 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 10:12 on Tue 26 Sep to 08:02 on Wed 27 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 26 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 26 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 26 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Multan. | ||
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 26th | Covered | Madhyāhna 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:42 → 18:32 | 11:20 | 48 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Chicago | 22:42 → 20:32 | 11:18 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Jersey City | 23:42 → 21:32 | 11:23 | 48 min | 11:23 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 00:42 → 22:32 | 11:33 | 48 min | 11:33 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| London | 05:42 → 03:32 | 12:27 | 48 min | 12:27 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Durban | 06:42 → 04:32 | 11:24 | 48 min | 11:23 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Dubai | 08:42 → 06:32 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Delhi | 10:12 → 08:02 | 11:48 | 48 min | 11:48 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Kolkata | 10:12 → 08:02 | 11:04 | 48 min | 11:04 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Singapore | 12:02 → 09:52 | 11:52 | 38 min | 11:52 | 0 min | 26 Sep |
| Sydney | 14:42 → 12:32 | 11:23 | 0 min | 11:23 | 48 min | 27 Sep |
| Suva | 16:42 → 14:32 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 27 Sep |