Rādhāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 00:34 on Tue 5 Sep to 02:29 on Wed 6 Sep.

   2000-09-05T03:34:16Z → 2000-09-06T05:28:58Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:15–13:03 on the 5th, 12:15–13:03 on the 6th.

   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 5th and 0 of 48 on the 6th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

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

   one day qualifies → only-day · margin 35149 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Rādhāṣṭamī, Paramaribo, 2000: Tuesday 5 September.

   confidence: determinate

In Paramaribo, Rādhāṣṭamī 2000 falls on Tuesday 5 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 00:34 on Tue 5 Sep to 02:29 on Wed 6 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

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

Month

Bhādrapada, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Aṣṭamī

Kāla

Madhyāhna

Priority

Unstated

Tie-break

Longer coverage, as a boundary

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 103

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.