Ruling · Rādhāṣṭamī · 1957
Boundaryin Queens, 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 Saturday 31 August
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
35 of 48 minutes covered, the last 35
Midday of Sunday 1 September
Qualifies with 5 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
5 of 48 minutes covered, the first 5
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 12:44 on Sat 31 Aug to 12:36 on Sun 1 Sep.
1957-08-31T16:43:47Z → 1957-09-01T16:36:10Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:31–13:19 on the 31st, 12:31–13:19 on the 1st.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 35 of 48 minutes on the 31st and 5 of 48 on the 1st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Both middays qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 314 s
Ruling
Rādhāṣṭamī, Queens, 1957: Saturday 31 August.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Queens, Rādhāṣṭamī 1957 falls on Saturday 31 August. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:44 on Sat 31 Aug to 12:36 on Sun 1 Sep and covers 35 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 5 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 | Sat 31 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 31 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 31 Aug |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Queens. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/radhashtami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“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.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Madhyāhna 31st | Covered | Madhyāhna 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:44 → 09:36 | 12:29 | 48 min | 12:29 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Chicago | 11:44 → 11:36 | 12:26 | 48 min | 12:26 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Jersey City | 12:44 → 12:36 | 12:32 | 36 min | 12:32 | 4 min | 31 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 12:44 → 12:36 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 1 Sep |
| London | 17:44 → 17:36 | 12:36 | 0 min | 12:36 | 48 min | 1 Sep |
| Durban | 18:44 → 18:36 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 1 Sep |
| Dubai | 20:44 → 20:36 | 11:55 | 0 min | 11:55 | 48 min | 1 Sep |
| Delhi | 22:14 → 22:06 | 11:57 | 0 min | 11:57 | 48 min | 1 Sep |
| Kolkata | 22:14 → 22:06 | 11:13 | 0 min | 11:12 | 48 min | 1 Sep |
| Singapore | 00:14 → 00:06 | 12:11 | 0 min | 12:11 | 48 min | 1 Sep |
| Sydney | 02:44 → 02:36 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 1 Sep |
| Suva | 04:44 → 04:36 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 1 Sep |