Midday of Thursday 5 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:28 12:16 madhyāhna ends
10:4011:0411:2811:5212:1612:4013:04
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 2000
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 460 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 5 October
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 6 October
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 01:14 on Thu 5 Oct to 03:48 on Fri 6 Oct.
2000-10-04T21:43:30Z → 2000-10-06T00:17:42Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:28–12:16 on the 5th, 11:28–12:16 on the 6th.
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 5th and 0 of 48 on the 6th.
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 27623 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Tehran, 2000: Thursday 5 October.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2000 falls on Thursday 5 October. Aṣṭamī runs from 01:14 on Thu 5 Oct to 03:48 on Fri 6 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 5 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 5 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 5 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 4th | Covered | Madhyāhna 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:44 → 17:18 | 12:17 | 0 min | 12:17 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Chicago | 16:44 → 19:18 | 12:15 | 0 min | 12:14 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Jersey City | 17:44 → 20:18 | 12:21 | 0 min | 12:20 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 17:44 → 20:18 | 11:31 | 0 min | 11:30 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| London | 22:44 → 01:18 | 12:25 | 0 min | 12:24 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Durban | 23:44 → 02:18 | 11:21 | 0 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Dubai | 01:44 → 04:18 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Delhi | 03:14 → 05:48 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Kolkata | 03:14 → 05:48 | 11:01 | 0 min | 11:00 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Singapore | 05:44 → 08:18 | 12:29 | 0 min | 12:29 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Sydney | 08:44 → 11:18 | 12:20 | 0 min | 12:20 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Suva | 09:44 → 12:18 | 11:31 | 0 min | 11:31 | 47 min | 6 Oct |