Midday of Sunday 6 September
Qualifies with 16 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:41 12:29 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 12:12:57
10:5311:1711:4112:0512:2912:5313:17
16 of 48 minutes covered, the last 16
Ruling · Rādhāṣṭamī · 1981
Boundaryin Suva, 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 Sunday 6 September
Qualifies with 16 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
16 of 48 minutes covered, the last 16
Midday of Monday 7 September
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 12:13 on Sun 6 Sep to 14:35 on Mon 7 Sep.
1981-09-06T00:12:58Z → 1981-09-07T02:35:04Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:41–12:29 on the 6th, 11:41–12:29 on the 7th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 16 of 48 minutes on the 6th and 48 of 48 on the 7th.
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 957 s
Ruling
Rādhāṣṭamī, Suva, 1981: Monday 7 September.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Suva, Rādhāṣṭamī 1981 falls on Monday 7 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:13 on Sun 6 Sep to 14:35 on Mon 7 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 16 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 | Mon 7 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 7 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 7 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 6th | Covered | Madhyāhna 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:13 → 19:35 | 12:27 | 48 min | 12:27 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Chicago | 19:13 → 21:35 | 12:24 | 48 min | 12:24 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Jersey City | 20:13 → 22:35 | 12:30 | 48 min | 12:30 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 20:13 → 22:35 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| London | 01:13 → 03:35 | 12:34 | 48 min | 12:34 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Durban | 02:13 → 04:35 | 11:30 | 48 min | 11:30 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Dubai | 04:13 → 06:35 | 11:53 | 48 min | 11:53 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Delhi | 05:43 → 08:05 | 11:55 | 48 min | 11:55 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Kolkata | 05:43 → 08:05 | 11:11 | 48 min | 11:10 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Singapore | 07:43 → 10:05 | 12:09 | 48 min | 12:09 | 0 min | 6 Sep |
| Sydney | 10:13 → 12:35 | 11:30 | 48 min | 11:30 | 48 min | 6 Sep |
| Suva | 12:13 → 14:35 | 11:41 | 16 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 7 Sep |