Midday of Sunday 24 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:24 12:12 madhyāhna ends
10:3611:0011:2411:4812:1212:3613:00
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) · 1982
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 128 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 24 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 25 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 14:21 on Sun 24 Oct to 16:50 on Mon 25 Oct.
1982-10-24T10:50:34Z → 1982-10-25T13:20:11Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:24–12:12 on the 24th, 11:24–12:12 on the 25th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 24th and 48 of 48 on the 25th.
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 7694 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Tehran, 1982: Monday 25 October.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 1982 falls on Monday 25 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 14:21 on Sun 24 Oct to 16:50 on Mon 25 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 25 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 25 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 25 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Tehran. | ||
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 24th | Covered | Madhyāhna 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:51 → 06:20 | 12:13 | 48 min | 12:13 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Chicago | 05:51 → 08:20 | 12:11 | 48 min | 12:10 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Jersey City | 06:51 → 09:20 | 12:16 | 48 min | 12:16 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 06:51 → 09:20 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| London | 10:51 → 13:20 | 11:20 | 48 min | 11:20 | 48 min | 25 Oct |
| Durban | 12:51 → 15:20 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 25 Oct |
| Dubai | 14:51 → 17:20 | 11:39 | 0 min | 11:39 | 48 min | 25 Oct |
| Delhi | 16:21 → 18:50 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 25 Oct |
| Kolkata | 16:21 → 18:50 | 10:57 | 0 min | 10:57 | 48 min | 25 Oct |
| Singapore | 18:51 → 21:20 | 12:25 | 0 min | 12:25 | 48 min | 25 Oct |
| Sydney | 20:51 → 23:20 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 25 Oct |
| Suva | 22:51 → 01:20 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:27 | 48 min | 25 Oct |