Midday of Saturday 17 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:03 12:51 madhyāhna ends
11:1511:3912:0312:2712:5113:1513:39
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1906
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 190 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 17 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 18 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 08:53 on Sat 17 Mar to 07:09 on Sun 18 Mar.
1906-03-17T00:52:56Z → 1906-03-17T23:08:54Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:03–12:51 on the 17th, 12:03–12:51 on the 18th.
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 17th and 0 of 48 on the 18th.
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 11418 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1906: Saturday 17 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1906 falls on Saturday 17 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 08:53 on Sat 17 Mar to 07:09 on Sun 18 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 17 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 17 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 17 Mar |
| 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 17th | Covered | Madhyāhna 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:53 → 15:09 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:38 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Chicago | 18:53 → 17:09 | 11:36 | 48 min | 11:35 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Jersey City | 19:53 → 18:09 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 20:53 → 19:09 | 11:51 | 48 min | 11:50 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| London | 00:53 → 23:09 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Durban | 02:53 → 01:09 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Dubai | 04:34 → 02:50 | 11:45 | 48 min | 11:44 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Delhi | 06:23 → 04:39 | 12:06 | 48 min | 12:06 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Kolkata | 06:23 → 04:39 | 11:21 | 48 min | 11:21 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Singapore | 07:53 → 06:09 | 11:49 | 48 min | 11:49 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Sydney | 10:53 → 09:09 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Suva | 12:48 → 11:04 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 18 Mar |