Midday of Wednesday 30 October
Qualifies with 28 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:34 12:22 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 11:53:59
10:4611:1011:3411:5812:2212:4613:10
28 of 48 minutes covered, the last 28
Ruling · Gopāṣṭamī · 2052
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 Wednesday 30 October
Qualifies with 28 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
28 of 48 minutes covered, the last 28
Midday of Thursday 31 October
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 11:54 on Wed 30 Oct to 13:15 on Thu 31 Oct.
2052-10-30T06:53:59Z → 2052-10-31T08:15:09Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:34–12:22 on the 30th, 11:34–12:22 on the 31st.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 28 of 48 minutes on the 30th and 48 of 48 on the 31st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both middays qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 1223 s
Ruling
Gopāṣṭamī, Multan, 2052: Thursday 31 October.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Multan, Gopāṣṭamī 2052 falls on Thursday 31 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 11:54 on Wed 30 Oct to 13:15 on Thu 31 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 28 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 | Thu 31 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 31 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 31 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Multan. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/gopashtami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 8 Gopastami, Gosthastami.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Madhyāhna 30th | Covered | Madhyāhna 31st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:54 → 01:15 | 12:12 | 48 min | 12:12 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Chicago | 01:54 → 03:15 | 12:10 | 48 min | 12:10 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Jersey City | 02:54 → 04:15 | 12:16 | 48 min | 12:16 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 02:54 → 04:15 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| London | 06:54 → 08:15 | 11:20 | 48 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Durban | 08:54 → 10:15 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Dubai | 10:54 → 12:15 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:38 | 37 min | 30 Oct |
| Delhi | 12:24 → 13:45 | 11:41 | 5 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 31 Oct |
| Kolkata | 12:24 → 13:45 | 10:56 | 0 min | 10:56 | 48 min | 31 Oct |
| Singapore | 14:54 → 16:15 | 12:24 | 0 min | 12:24 | 48 min | 31 Oct |
| Sydney | 17:54 → 19:15 | 12:15 | 0 min | 12:15 | 48 min | 31 Oct |
| Suva | 18:54 → 20:15 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 31 Oct |