Midday of Sunday 12 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 · 1939
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 239 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 12 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 13 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 16:52 on Sun 12 Mar to 18:32 on Mon 13 Mar.
1939-03-12T08:51:44Z → 1939-03-13T10:31:42Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:05–12:53 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 0 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
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 14348 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1939: Monday 13 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1939 falls on Monday 13 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 16:52 on Sun 12 Mar to 18:32 on Mon 13 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 13 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 13 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 13 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 | 00:52 → 02:32 | 11:39 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Chicago | 02:52 → 04:32 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Jersey City | 03:52 → 05:32 | 11:43 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 04:52 → 06:32 | 11:52 | 48 min | 11:52 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| London | 08:52 → 10:32 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Durban | 10:52 → 12:32 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Dubai | 12:52 → 14:32 | 12:05 | 1 min | 12:05 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Delhi | 14:22 → 16:02 | 12:07 | 0 min | 12:07 | 48 min | 13 Mar |
| Kolkata | 14:22 → 16:02 | 11:23 | 0 min | 11:23 | 48 min | 13 Mar |
| Singapore | 16:12 → 17:52 | 12:11 | 0 min | 12:10 | 48 min | 13 Mar |
| Sydney | 18:52 → 20:32 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 13 Mar |
| Suva | 20:52 → 22:32 | 11:52 | 0 min | 11:52 | 48 min | 13 Mar |