Midday of Monday 20 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:36 12:24 madhyāhna ends
10:4811:1211:3612:0012:2412:4813:12
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rādhāṣṭamī · 1920
Determinatein Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 327 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 20 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Tuesday 21 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 03:42 on Mon 20 Sep to 06:09 on Tue 21 Sep.
1920-09-19T15:42:06Z → 1920-09-20T18:09:03Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:36–12:24 on the 20th, 11:36–12:24 on the 21st.
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 20th and 0 of 48 on the 21st.
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 19600 s
Ruling
Rādhāṣṭamī, Suva, 1920: Monday 20 September.
confidence: determinate
In Suva, Rādhāṣṭamī 1920 falls on Monday 20 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 03:42 on Mon 20 Sep to 06:09 on Tue 21 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 20 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 20 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 20 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Suva. | ||
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 19th | Covered | Madhyāhna 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:42 → 10:09 | 11:22 | 48 min | 11:22 | 0 min | 19 Sep |
| Chicago | 10:42 → 13:09 | 12:20 | 48 min | 12:20 | 48 min | 19 Sep |
| Jersey City | 11:42 → 14:09 | 12:26 | 48 min | 12:25 | 48 min | 19 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 11:42 → 14:09 | 11:36 | 42 min | 11:35 | 48 min | 20 Sep |
| London | 16:42 → 19:09 | 12:30 | 0 min | 12:29 | 48 min | 20 Sep |
| Durban | 17:42 → 20:09 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 20 Sep |
| Dubai | 19:42 → 22:09 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:48 | 48 min | 20 Sep |
| Delhi | 21:12 → 23:39 | 11:51 | 0 min | 11:50 | 48 min | 20 Sep |
| Kolkata | 21:12 → 23:39 | 11:06 | 0 min | 11:06 | 48 min | 20 Sep |
| Singapore | 22:42 → 01:09 | 11:35 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 20 Sep |
| Sydney | 01:42 → 04:09 | 11:25 | 0 min | 11:25 | 48 min | 20 Sep |
| Suva | 03:42 → 06:09 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 20 Sep |