Midday of Thursday 1 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:58 12:46 madhyāhna ends
11:1011:3411:5812:2212:4613:1013:34
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1948
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 271 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 1 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 2 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 05:30 on Thu 1 Apr to 07:27 on Fri 2 Apr.
1948-03-31T21:30:05Z → 1948-04-01T23:27:00Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:58–12:46 on the 1st, 11:58–12:46 on the 2nd.
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 1st and 0 of 48 on the 2nd.
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 16271 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1948: Thursday 1 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1948 falls on Thursday 1 April. Aṣṭamī runs from 05:30 on Thu 1 Apr to 07:27 on Fri 2 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 1 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 1 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 1 Apr |
| 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 31st | Covered | Madhyāhna 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:30 → 16:27 | 12:33 | 0 min | 12:33 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Chicago | 15:30 → 17:27 | 11:31 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Jersey City | 16:30 → 18:27 | 11:37 | 0 min | 11:37 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 17:30 → 19:27 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| London | 22:30 → 00:27 | 12:41 | 0 min | 12:41 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Durban | 23:30 → 01:27 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Dubai | 01:30 → 03:27 | 11:59 | 0 min | 11:59 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Delhi | 03:00 → 04:57 | 12:02 | 0 min | 12:01 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Kolkata | 03:00 → 04:57 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Singapore | 05:00 → 06:57 | 12:15 | 0 min | 12:15 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Sydney | 07:30 → 09:27 | 11:35 | 0 min | 11:35 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Suva | 09:30 → 11:27 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 1 Apr |