Midday of Thursday 7 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:19 13:07 madhyāhna ends
11:3111:5512:1912:4313:0713:3113:55
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 2027
Determinatein Sydney, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 21 minutes.
Decide it for
33°52′ S 151°12′ E · Australia/Sydney · GeoNames 2147714
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 7 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 8 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:44 on Thu 7 Oct to 11:58 on Fri 8 Oct.
2027-10-06T22:43:40Z → 2027-10-08T00:58:02Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:19–13:07 on the 7th, 12:19–13:07 on the 8th.
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 7th and 0 of 48 on the 8th.
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 1268 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Sydney, 2027: Thursday 7 October.
confidence: determinate
In Sydney, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2027 falls on Thursday 7 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:44 on Thu 7 Oct to 11:58 on Fri 8 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 7 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 7 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 8 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Sydney. | ||
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 6th | Covered | Madhyāhna 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:44 → 17:58 | 12:17 | 0 min | 12:16 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Chicago | 17:44 → 19:58 | 12:14 | 0 min | 12:14 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Jersey City | 18:44 → 20:58 | 12:20 | 0 min | 12:20 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 18:44 → 20:58 | 11:30 | 0 min | 11:30 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| London | 23:44 → 01:58 | 12:24 | 0 min | 12:24 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Durban | 00:44 → 02:58 | 11:20 | 0 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Dubai | 02:44 → 04:58 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Delhi | 04:14 → 06:28 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Kolkata | 04:14 → 06:28 | 11:01 | 0 min | 11:00 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Singapore | 06:44 → 08:58 | 12:29 | 0 min | 12:28 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Sydney | 09:44 → 11:58 | 12:20 | 0 min | 12:19 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Suva | 10:44 → 12:58 | 11:31 | 0 min | 11:30 | 48 min | 8 Oct |