Midday of Thursday 4 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:58 12:46 madhyāhna ends
11:1011:3411:5812:2212:4613:1013:34
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1918
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 131 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 4 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 5 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 09:46 on Thu 4 Apr to 09:08 on Fri 5 Apr.
1918-04-04T01:46:27Z → 1918-04-05T01:08:11Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:58–12:46 on the 4th, 11:57–12:45 on the 5th.
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 4th and 0 of 48 on the 5th.
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 7880 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1918: Thursday 4 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1918 falls on Thursday 4 April. Aṣṭamī runs from 09:46 on Thu 4 Apr to 09:08 on Fri 5 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 4 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 4 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 4 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 4th | Covered | Madhyāhna 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:46 → 18:08 | 12:32 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Chicago | 20:46 → 20:08 | 12:30 | 48 min | 12:30 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Jersey City | 21:46 → 21:08 | 12:36 | 48 min | 12:36 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 21:46 → 21:08 | 11:45 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| London | 02:46 → 02:08 | 12:40 | 48 min | 12:40 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Durban | 03:46 → 03:08 | 11:35 | 48 min | 11:35 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Dubai | 05:27 → 04:49 | 11:39 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Delhi | 07:16 → 06:38 | 12:01 | 48 min | 12:00 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Kolkata | 07:16 → 06:38 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Singapore | 08:46 → 08:08 | 11:44 | 48 min | 11:44 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Sydney | 11:46 → 11:08 | 11:34 | 36 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Suva | 13:46 → 13:08 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 5 Apr |