Midday of Tuesday 23 November
Qualifies with 11 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 12:00 12:48 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 12:37:41
11:1211:3612:0012:2412:4813:1213:36
11 of 48 minutes covered, the last 11
Ruling · Gopāṣṭamī · 1982
Boundaryin Thāne, 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 Tuesday 23 November
Qualifies with 11 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
11 of 48 minutes covered, the last 11
Midday of Wednesday 24 November
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 12:38 on Tue 23 Nov to 14:24 on Wed 24 Nov.
1982-11-23T07:07:41Z → 1982-11-24T08:53:34Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:00–12:48 on the 23rd, 12:01–12:49 on the 24th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 11 of 48 minutes on the 23rd and 48 of 48 on the 24th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both middays qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 641 s
Ruling
Gopāṣṭamī, Thāne, 1982: Wednesday 24 November.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Thāne, Gopāṣṭamī 1982 falls on Wednesday 24 November. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:38 on Tue 23 Nov to 14:24 on Wed 24 Nov and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 11 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 | Wed 24 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 24 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 24 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Thāne. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/gopashtami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 8 Gopastami, Gosthastami.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Madhyāhna 23rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:08 → 00:54 | 11:15 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Chicago | 01:08 → 02:54 | 11:13 | 48 min | 11:13 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Jersey City | 02:08 → 03:54 | 11:19 | 48 min | 11:19 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 03:08 → 04:54 | 11:28 | 48 min | 11:29 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| London | 07:08 → 08:54 | 11:23 | 48 min | 11:23 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Durban | 09:08 → 10:54 | 11:18 | 48 min | 11:19 | 0 min | 23 Nov |
| Dubai | 11:08 → 12:54 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 23 Nov |
| Delhi | 12:38 → 14:24 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 24 Nov |
| Kolkata | 12:38 → 14:24 | 10:59 | 0 min | 10:59 | 48 min | 24 Nov |
| Singapore | 15:08 → 16:54 | 12:27 | 0 min | 12:27 | 48 min | 24 Nov |
| Sydney | 18:08 → 19:54 | 12:18 | 0 min | 12:18 | 48 min | 24 Nov |
| Suva | 19:08 → 20:54 | 11:29 | 0 min | 11:29 | 48 min | 24 Nov |