Midday of Monday 20 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:02 12:50 madhyāhna ends
11:1411:3812:0212:2612:5013:1413:38
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1922
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 413 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 20 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Tuesday 21 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 04:27 on Mon 20 Mar to 05:09 on Tue 21 Mar.
1922-03-19T20:27:13Z → 1922-03-20T21:09:18Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:02–12:50 on the 20th, 12:02–12:50 on the 21st.
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 20th and 0 of 48 on the 21st.
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 24763 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1922: Monday 20 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1922 falls on Monday 20 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 04:27 on Mon 20 Mar to 05:09 on Tue 21 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 20 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 20 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 20 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 19th | Covered | Madhyāhna 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:27 → 13:09 | 11:37 | 0 min | 11:37 | 48 min | 20 Mar |
| Chicago | 14:27 → 15:09 | 11:35 | 0 min | 11:35 | 48 min | 20 Mar |
| Jersey City | 15:27 → 16:09 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:40 | 48 min | 20 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 16:27 → 17:09 | 11:50 | 0 min | 11:50 | 48 min | 20 Mar |
| London | 20:27 → 21:09 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 20 Mar |
| Durban | 22:27 → 23:09 | 11:40 | 0 min | 11:39 | 48 min | 20 Mar |
| Dubai | 00:27 → 01:09 | 12:03 | 0 min | 12:03 | 48 min | 20 Mar |
| Delhi | 01:57 → 02:39 | 12:05 | 0 min | 12:05 | 48 min | 20 Mar |
| Kolkata | 01:57 → 02:39 | 11:21 | 0 min | 11:21 | 48 min | 20 Mar |
| Singapore | 03:27 → 04:09 | 11:49 | 0 min | 11:48 | 48 min | 20 Mar |
| Sydney | 06:27 → 07:09 | 11:39 | 0 min | 11:39 | 48 min | 20 Mar |
| Suva | 08:27 → 09:09 | 11:50 | 0 min | 11:50 | 48 min | 20 Mar |