Midday of Monday 8 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:06 12:54 madhyāhna ends
11:1811:4212:0612:3012:5413:1813:42
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1915
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 156 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 8 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Tuesday 9 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:30 on Mon 8 Mar to 07:29 on Tue 9 Mar.
1915-03-08T01:29:50Z → 1915-03-08T23:29:22Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:06–12:54 on the 8th, 12:05–12:53 on the 9th.
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 8th and 0 of 48 on the 9th.
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 9351 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1915: Monday 8 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1915 falls on Monday 8 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:30 on Mon 8 Mar to 07:29 on Tue 9 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 8 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 8 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 8 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 8th | Covered | Madhyāhna 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:30 → 15:29 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Chicago | 19:30 → 17:29 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:38 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Jersey City | 20:30 → 18:29 | 11:44 | 48 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 21:30 → 19:29 | 11:53 | 48 min | 11:53 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| London | 01:30 → 23:29 | 11:48 | 48 min | 11:48 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Durban | 03:30 → 01:29 | 11:43 | 48 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Dubai | 05:11 → 03:10 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Delhi | 07:00 → 04:59 | 12:08 | 48 min | 12:08 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Kolkata | 07:00 → 04:59 | 11:24 | 48 min | 11:24 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Singapore | 08:30 → 06:29 | 11:52 | 48 min | 11:52 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Sydney | 11:30 → 09:29 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Suva | 13:25 → 11:24 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:48 | 0 min | 9 Mar |