Midday of Monday 25 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:54 12:42 madhyāhna ends
11:0611:3011:5412:1812:4213:0613:30
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahāṣṭamī (Durgāṣṭamī) · 2028
Determinatein Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 295 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 25 September
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Tuesday 26 September
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 06:33 on Mon 25 Sep to 06:59 on Tue 26 Sep.
2028-09-25T01:03:08Z → 2028-09-26T01:28:57Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:54–12:42 on the 25th, 11:54–12:42 on the 26th.
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 25th and 0 of 48 on the 26th.
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 17700 s
Ruling
Mahāṣṭamī, Ujjain, 2028: Monday 25 September.
confidence: determinate
In Ujjain, Mahāṣṭamī (Durga Ashtami) 2028 falls on Monday 25 September. Aṣṭamī runs from 06:33 on Mon 25 Sep to 06:59 on Tue 26 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 25 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 25 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 25 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Ujjain. | ||
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 25th | Covered | Madhyāhna 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:03 → 18:29 | 12:20 | 48 min | 12:20 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Chicago | 20:03 → 20:29 | 12:18 | 48 min | 12:17 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Jersey City | 21:03 → 21:29 | 12:23 | 48 min | 12:23 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 21:03 → 21:29 | 11:33 | 48 min | 11:33 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| London | 02:03 → 02:29 | 12:28 | 48 min | 12:27 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Durban | 03:03 → 03:29 | 11:24 | 48 min | 11:23 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Dubai | 05:03 → 05:29 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Delhi | 06:33 → 06:59 | 11:48 | 48 min | 11:48 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Kolkata | 06:33 → 06:59 | 11:04 | 48 min | 11:04 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Singapore | 09:03 → 09:29 | 12:32 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 25 Sep |
| Sydney | 11:03 → 11:29 | 11:23 | 48 min | 11:23 | 6 min | 26 Sep |
| Suva | 13:03 → 13:29 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 26 Sep |