Midday of Sunday 8 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 · 1953
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 76 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 8 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 9 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 14:33 on Sun 8 Mar to 14:09 on Mon 9 Mar.
1953-03-08T06:33:19Z → 1953-03-09T06:09:07Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:05–12:53 on the 8th, 12:05–12:53 on the 9th.
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 8th and 48 of 48 on the 9th.
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 4556 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1953: Monday 9 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1953 falls on Monday 9 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 14:33 on Sun 8 Mar to 14:09 on Mon 9 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 9 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 9 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 9 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 8th | Covered | Madhyāhna 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:33 → 22:09 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Chicago | 00:33 → 00:09 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:38 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Jersey City | 01:33 → 01:09 | 11:43 | 48 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 02:33 → 02:09 | 11:53 | 48 min | 11:53 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| London | 06:33 → 06:09 | 11:48 | 48 min | 11:48 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Durban | 08:33 → 08:09 | 11:43 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Dubai | 10:33 → 10:09 | 12:06 | 48 min | 12:06 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Delhi | 12:03 → 11:39 | 12:08 | 48 min | 12:08 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Kolkata | 12:03 → 11:39 | 11:24 | 8 min | 11:23 | 16 min | 8 Mar |
| Singapore | 14:03 → 13:39 | 12:22 | 0 min | 12:21 | 48 min | 9 Mar |
| Sydney | 16:33 → 16:09 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 9 Mar |
| Suva | 18:33 → 18:09 | 11:53 | 0 min | 11:53 | 48 min | 9 Mar |