Sunday 27 September

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Daśamī runs from 04:44 on Sun 27 Sep to 02:21 on Mon 28 Sep.

   1925-09-26T20:44:25Z → 1925-09-27T18:21:24Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:42–12:30 on the 27th, 11:42–12:30 on the 28th.

   madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′

3. 03

   Rule

   Daśamī touches Śravaṇa in the day time on neither day, so the rest of the rule applies. Daśamī 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

4. 04

   Tie-break

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

   priority: unstated → only-day · margin 13465 s

5. 05

   Ruling

   Vijayā Daśamī, Puning, 1925: Sunday 27 September.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Puning, Vijayā Daśamī (Dussehra) 1925 falls on Sunday 27 September. Daśamī touches Śravaṇa in the day time on neither day, so madhyāhna decides. Daśamī runs from 04:44 on Sun 27 Sep to 02:21 on Mon 28 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

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