Midday of Friday 9 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 12:05 12:53 madhyāhna ends
11:1711:4112:0512:2912:5313:1713:41
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1923
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 66 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 9 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 10 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 15:12 on Fri 9 Mar to 13:59 on Sat 10 Mar.
1923-03-09T07:11:51Z → 1923-03-10T05:58:48Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:05–12:53 on the 9th, 12:05–12:53 on the 10th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 9th and 48 of 48 on the 10th.
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 3938 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1923: Saturday 10 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1923 falls on Saturday 10 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 15:12 on Fri 9 Mar to 13:59 on Sat 10 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 10 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 10 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 10 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 9th | Covered | Madhyāhna 10th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:12 → 21:59 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Chicago | 01:12 → 23:59 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:38 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Jersey City | 02:12 → 00:59 | 11:43 | 48 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 03:12 → 01:59 | 11:53 | 48 min | 11:53 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| London | 07:12 → 05:59 | 11:48 | 48 min | 11:48 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Durban | 09:12 → 07:59 | 11:43 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Dubai | 11:12 → 09:59 | 12:06 | 48 min | 12:06 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Delhi | 12:42 → 11:29 | 12:08 | 14 min | 12:08 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Kolkata | 12:42 → 11:29 | 11:24 | 0 min | 11:23 | 5 min | 10 Mar |
| Singapore | 14:12 → 12:59 | 11:52 | 0 min | 11:51 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| Sydney | 17:12 → 15:59 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| Suva | 19:12 → 17:59 | 11:53 | 0 min | 11:53 | 48 min | 10 Mar |