Midday of Thursday 18 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:25 13:13 madhyāhna ends
11:3712:0112:2512:4913:1313:3714:01
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rādhāṣṭamī · 1969
Determinatein Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 60 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 18 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 19 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 11:25 on Thu 18 Sep to 09:20 on Fri 19 Sep.
1969-09-18T15:25:12Z → 1969-09-19T13:19:41Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:25–13:13 on the 18th, 12:25–13:13 on the 19th.
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 18th and 0 of 48 on the 19th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 3593 s
Ruling
Rādhāṣṭamī, Queens, 1969: Thursday 18 September.
confidence: determinate
In Queens, Rādhāṣṭamī 1969 falls on Thursday 18 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 11:25 on Thu 18 Sep to 09:20 on Fri 19 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 18 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 18 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 18 Sep |
| 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 18th | Covered | Madhyāhna 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:25 → 06:20 | 12:23 | 48 min | 12:22 | 0 min | 18 Sep |
| Chicago | 10:25 → 08:20 | 12:20 | 48 min | 12:20 | 0 min | 18 Sep |
| Jersey City | 11:25 → 09:20 | 12:26 | 48 min | 12:26 | 0 min | 18 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 11:25 → 09:20 | 11:36 | 48 min | 11:36 | 0 min | 18 Sep |
| London | 16:25 → 14:20 | 12:30 | 0 min | 12:30 | 48 min | 19 Sep |
| Durban | 17:25 → 15:20 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 19 Sep |
| Dubai | 19:25 → 17:20 | 11:49 | 0 min | 11:48 | 48 min | 19 Sep |
| Delhi | 20:55 → 18:50 | 11:51 | 0 min | 11:51 | 48 min | 19 Sep |
| Kolkata | 20:55 → 18:50 | 11:07 | 0 min | 11:06 | 48 min | 19 Sep |
| Singapore | 22:55 → 20:50 | 12:05 | 0 min | 12:05 | 48 min | 19 Sep |
| Sydney | 01:25 → 23:20 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:25 | 48 min | 19 Sep |
| Suva | 03:25 → 01:20 | 11:37 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 19 Sep |