Midday of Friday 16 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 · 1917
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 174 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 16 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 17 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:10 on Fri 16 Mar to 07:48 on Sat 17 Mar.
1917-03-16T01:09:52Z → 1917-03-16T23:48:13Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:03–12:51 on the 16th, 12:03–12:51 on the 17th.
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 16th and 0 of 48 on the 17th.
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 10413 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1917: Friday 16 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1917 falls on Friday 16 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:10 on Fri 16 Mar to 07:48 on Sat 17 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 16 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 16 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 16 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 16th | Covered | Madhyāhna 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:10 → 15:48 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:38 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Chicago | 19:10 → 17:48 | 11:36 | 48 min | 11:35 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Jersey City | 20:10 → 18:48 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 21:10 → 19:48 | 11:51 | 48 min | 11:51 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| London | 01:10 → 23:48 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Durban | 03:10 → 01:48 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Dubai | 04:51 → 03:29 | 11:45 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Delhi | 06:40 → 05:18 | 12:06 | 48 min | 12:06 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Kolkata | 06:40 → 05:18 | 11:22 | 48 min | 11:21 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Singapore | 08:10 → 06:48 | 11:50 | 48 min | 11:49 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Sydney | 12:10 → 10:48 | 12:40 | 48 min | 12:40 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Suva | 13:10 → 11:48 | 11:51 | 0 min | 11:51 | 0 min | 17 Mar |