Midday of Friday 12 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 12:04 12:52 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 12:38:15
11:1611:4012:0412:2812:5213:1613:40
14 of 48 minutes covered, the last 14
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1920
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 14 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 12 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
14 of 48 minutes covered, the last 14
Midday of Saturday 13 March
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 12:38 on Fri 12 Mar to 15:14 on Sat 13 Mar.
1920-03-12T04:38:15Z → 1920-03-13T07:13:43Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:04–12:52 on the 12th, 12:04–12:52 on the 13th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 14 of 48 minutes on the 12th and 48 of 48 on the 13th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 852 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1920: Friday 12 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1920 falls on Friday 12 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:38 on Fri 12 Mar to 15:14 on Sat 13 Mar and covers 14 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 12 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 12 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 12 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 12th | Covered | Madhyāhna 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:38 → 23:14 | 11:39 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:38 → 01:14 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:38 → 02:14 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 00:38 → 03:14 | 11:52 | 48 min | 11:52 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| London | 04:38 → 07:14 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Durban | 06:38 → 09:14 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Dubai | 08:38 → 11:14 | 12:05 | 48 min | 12:05 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Delhi | 10:08 → 12:44 | 12:07 | 48 min | 12:07 | 37 min | 12 Mar |
| Kolkata | 10:08 → 12:44 | 11:23 | 48 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Singapore | 11:38 → 14:14 | 11:51 | 48 min | 11:50 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Sydney | 14:38 → 17:14 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 13 Mar |
| Suva | 16:38 → 19:14 | 11:52 | 0 min | 11:52 | 48 min | 13 Mar |