Midday of Wednesday 16 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 12:03 12:51 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 11:21:08
11:1511:3912:0312:2712:5113:1513:39
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1955
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 42 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 16 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 17 March
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 11:21 on Wed 16 Mar to 13:45 on Thu 17 Mar.
1955-03-16T03:21:08Z → 1955-03-17T05:45:29Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:03–12:51 on the 16th, 12:03–12:51 on the 17th.
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 16th and 48 of 48 on the 17th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 2539 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1955: Wednesday 16 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1955 falls on Wednesday 16 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 11:21 on Wed 16 Mar to 13:45 on Thu 17 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 16 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 16 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 16 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 16th | Covered | Madhyāhna 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:21 → 21:45 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:38 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:21 → 23:45 | 11:36 | 48 min | 11:35 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:21 → 00:45 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:21 → 01:45 | 11:51 | 48 min | 11:51 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| London | 03:21 → 05:45 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Durban | 05:21 → 07:45 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:21 → 09:45 | 12:04 | 48 min | 12:04 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:51 → 11:15 | 12:06 | 48 min | 12:06 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:51 → 11:15 | 11:22 | 48 min | 11:21 | 0 min | 16 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:51 → 13:15 | 12:20 | 48 min | 12:19 | 48 min | 16 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:21 → 15:45 | 11:40 | 0 min | 11:40 | 48 min | 17 Mar |
| Suva | 15:21 → 17:45 | 11:51 | 0 min | 11:51 | 48 min | 17 Mar |