Midday of Tuesday 6 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 13:06 13:54 madhyāhna ends
12:1812:4213:0613:3013:5414:1814:42
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1945
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 657 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 6 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 7 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 00:50 on Wed 7 Mar to 01:59 on Thu 8 Mar.
1945-03-06T15:50:29Z → 1945-03-07T16:58:44Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 13:06–13:54 on the 6th, 13:06–13:54 on the 7th.
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 6th and 48 of 48 on the 7th.
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 39393 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1945: Wednesday 7 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1945 falls on Wednesday 7 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 00:50 on Wed 7 Mar to 01:59 on Thu 8 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 7 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 7 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 7 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 6th | Covered | Madhyāhna 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:50 → 09:59 | 12:41 | 48 min | 12:40 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| Chicago | 10:50 → 11:59 | 12:38 | 48 min | 12:38 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| Jersey City | 11:50 → 12:59 | 12:44 | 48 min | 12:44 | 15 min | 6 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 12:50 → 13:59 | 12:54 | 48 min | 12:53 | 48 min | 6 Mar |
| London | 16:50 → 17:59 | 12:48 | 0 min | 12:48 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Durban | 17:50 → 18:59 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Dubai | 19:50 → 20:59 | 12:06 | 0 min | 12:06 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Delhi | 22:20 → 23:29 | 13:09 | 0 min | 13:09 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Kolkata | 22:20 → 23:29 | 12:24 | 0 min | 12:24 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Singapore | 00:50 → 01:59 | 13:52 | 0 min | 13:52 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Sydney | 01:50 → 02:59 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Suva | 03:50 → 04:59 | 11:54 | 0 min | 11:53 | 48 min | 7 Mar |