Midday of Sunday 20 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:14 12:02 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 11:42:13
10:2610:5011:1411:3812:0212:2612:50
20 of 48 minutes covered, the last 20
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1985
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 20 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 20 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
20 of 48 minutes covered, the last 20
Midday of Monday 21 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 11:42 on Sun 20 Oct to 10:53 on Mon 21 Oct.
1985-10-20T08:42:13Z → 1985-10-21T07:53:07Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:14–12:02 on the 20th, 11:14–12:02 on the 21st.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 20 of 48 minutes on the 20th and 0 of 48 on the 21st.
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 1173 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Riyadh, 1985: Sunday 20 October.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1985 falls on Sunday 20 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 11:42 on Sun 20 Oct to 10:53 on Mon 21 Oct and covers 20 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 20 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 20 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 21 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Riyadh. | ||
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 20th | Covered | Madhyāhna 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:42 → 00:53 | 12:13 | 48 min | 12:13 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Chicago | 03:42 → 02:53 | 12:11 | 48 min | 12:11 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Jersey City | 04:42 → 03:53 | 12:17 | 48 min | 12:17 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 04:42 → 03:53 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| London | 09:42 → 08:53 | 12:21 | 48 min | 12:21 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Durban | 10:42 → 09:53 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Dubai | 12:42 → 11:53 | 11:39 | 0 min | 11:39 | 14 min | 21 Oct |
| Delhi | 14:12 → 13:23 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 21 Oct |
| Kolkata | 14:12 → 13:23 | 10:57 | 0 min | 10:57 | 48 min | 21 Oct |
| Singapore | 16:42 → 15:53 | 12:25 | 0 min | 12:25 | 48 min | 21 Oct |
| Sydney | 18:42 → 17:53 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 21 Oct |
| Suva | 20:42 → 19:53 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 21 Oct |