Midday of Tuesday 1 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:59 12:47 madhyāhna ends
11:1111:3511:5912:2312:4713:1113:35
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1902
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 520 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 1 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 2 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 01:21 on Tue 1 Apr to 03:19 on Wed 2 Apr.
1902-03-31T17:21:20Z → 1902-04-01T19:18:43Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:59–12:47 on the 1st, 11:58–12:46 on the 2nd.
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 1st and 0 of 48 on the 2nd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 31183 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1902: Tuesday 1 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1902 falls on Tuesday 1 April. Aṣṭamī runs from 01:21 on Tue 1 Apr to 03:19 on Wed 2 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 1 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 1 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 1 Apr |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/shitalashtami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 8 Sitalastami, (purvaviddha)” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Aṣṭamī | Madhyāhna 31st | Covered | Madhyāhna 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:21 → 11:19 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:33 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Chicago | 11:21 → 13:19 | 11:31 | 48 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Jersey City | 12:21 → 14:19 | 11:37 | 4 min | 11:37 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 13:21 → 15:19 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| London | 17:21 → 19:19 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Durban | 18:51 → 20:49 | 11:06 | 0 min | 11:06 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Dubai | 21:02 → 23:00 | 11:40 | 0 min | 11:40 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Delhi | 22:42 → 00:40 | 11:53 | 0 min | 11:53 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Kolkata | 22:42 → 00:40 | 11:08 | 0 min | 11:08 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Singapore | 00:16 → 02:14 | 11:40 | 0 min | 11:40 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Sydney | 03:21 → 05:19 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:35 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Suva | 05:16 → 07:14 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 1 Apr |