Midday of Friday 15 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:24 12:12 madhyāhna ends
10:3611:0011:2411:4812:1212:3613:00
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rādhāṣṭamī · 1972
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 9 min 12 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 15 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 16 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:05 on Fri 15 Sep to 11:15 on Sat 16 Sep.
1972-09-15T06:05:07Z → 1972-09-16T08:14:33Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:24–12:12 on the 15th, 11:24–12:12 on the 16th.
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 15th and 0 of 48 on the 16th.
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 552 s
Ruling
Rādhāṣṭamī, Riyadh, 1972: Friday 15 September.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Rādhāṣṭamī 1972 falls on Friday 15 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:05 on Fri 15 Sep to 11:15 on Sat 16 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 15 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 15 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 15 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Riyadh. | ||
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 15th | Covered | Madhyāhna 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:05 → 01:15 | 12:24 | 48 min | 12:23 | 0 min | 15 Sep |
| Chicago | 01:05 → 03:15 | 12:21 | 48 min | 12:21 | 0 min | 15 Sep |
| Jersey City | 02:05 → 04:15 | 12:27 | 48 min | 12:27 | 0 min | 15 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 02:05 → 04:15 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 15 Sep |
| London | 07:05 → 09:15 | 12:31 | 48 min | 12:31 | 0 min | 15 Sep |
| Durban | 08:05 → 10:15 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 15 Sep |
| Dubai | 10:05 → 12:15 | 11:50 | 48 min | 11:49 | 25 min | 15 Sep |
| Delhi | 11:35 → 13:45 | 11:52 | 48 min | 11:52 | 48 min | 15 Sep |
| Kolkata | 11:35 → 13:45 | 11:08 | 20 min | 11:07 | 48 min | 16 Sep |
| Singapore | 13:35 → 15:45 | 12:06 | 0 min | 12:05 | 48 min | 16 Sep |
| Sydney | 16:05 → 18:15 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 16 Sep |
| Suva | 18:05 → 20:15 | 11:38 | 0 min | 11:37 | 48 min | 16 Sep |