Gopāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 17:13 on Sat 21 Nov to 16:14 on Sun 22 Nov.

   1936-11-21T13:42:57Z → 1936-11-22T12:44:08Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:26–12:14 on the 21st, 11:26–12:14 on the 22nd.

   madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
3. ३Step 3, Rule

   Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 21st and 48 of 48 on the 22nd.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: unstated → only-day · margin 14389 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Gopāṣṭamī, Tehran, 1936: Sunday 22 November.

   confidence: determinate

In Tehran, Gopāṣṭamī 1936 falls on Sunday 22 November. Aṣṭamī runs from 17:13 on Sat 21 Nov to 16:14 on Sun 22 Nov and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

Month

Kārtika, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Aṣṭamī

Kāla

Madhyāhna

Priority

Unstated

Tie-break

Longer coverage, as a boundary

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 104

S 8 Gopastami, Gosthastami. Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.