Midday of Wednesday 27 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:55 12:43 madhyāhna ends
11:0711:3111:5512:1912:4313:0713:31
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 2017
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 168 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 27 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 28 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 06:39 on Wed 27 Sep to 09:07 on Thu 28 Sep.
2017-09-27T13:38:42Z → 2017-09-28T16:06:35Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:55–12:43 on the 27th, 11:55–12:43 on the 28th.
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 27th and 0 of 48 on the 28th.
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 10076 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Phoenix, 2017: Wednesday 27 September.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2017 falls on Wednesday 27 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 06:39 on Wed 27 Sep to 09:07 on Thu 28 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 27 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 27 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 27 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Phoenix. | ||
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 27th | Covered | Madhyāhna 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:39 → 09:07 | 12:20 | 48 min | 12:19 | 0 min | 27 Sep |
| Chicago | 08:39 → 11:07 | 12:17 | 48 min | 12:17 | 0 min | 27 Sep |
| Jersey City | 09:39 → 12:07 | 12:23 | 48 min | 12:22 | 0 min | 27 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 09:39 → 12:07 | 11:33 | 48 min | 11:33 | 34 min | 28 Sep |
| London | 14:39 → 17:07 | 12:27 | 0 min | 12:27 | 48 min | 28 Sep |
| Durban | 15:39 → 18:07 | 11:23 | 0 min | 11:23 | 48 min | 28 Sep |
| Dubai | 17:39 → 20:07 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 28 Sep |
| Delhi | 19:09 → 21:37 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:48 | 48 min | 28 Sep |
| Kolkata | 19:09 → 21:37 | 11:03 | 0 min | 11:03 | 48 min | 28 Sep |
| Singapore | 21:39 → 00:07 | 12:32 | 0 min | 12:31 | 48 min | 28 Sep |
| Sydney | 23:39 → 02:07 | 11:22 | 0 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 28 Sep |
| Suva | 01:39 → 04:07 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 28 Sep |