Midday of Tuesday 3 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 · 1956
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 395 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 3 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 4 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 02:49 on Tue 3 Apr to 05:23 on Wed 4 Apr.
1956-04-02T18:48:43Z → 1956-04-03T21:22:58Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:58–12:46 on the 3rd, 11:58–12:46 on the 4th.
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 3rd and 0 of 48 on the 4th.
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 23676 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1956: Tuesday 3 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1956 falls on Tuesday 3 April. Aṣṭamī runs from 02:49 on Tue 3 Apr to 05:23 on Wed 4 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 3 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 3 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 3 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 2nd | Covered | Madhyāhna 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:49 → 13:23 | 11:33 | 48 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 2 Apr |
| Chicago | 12:49 → 15:23 | 11:30 | 0 min | 11:30 | 48 min | 3 Apr |
| Jersey City | 13:49 → 16:23 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 3 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 14:49 → 17:23 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 3 Apr |
| London | 18:49 → 21:23 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:40 | 48 min | 3 Apr |
| Durban | 20:49 → 23:23 | 11:35 | 0 min | 11:35 | 48 min | 3 Apr |
| Dubai | 22:49 → 01:23 | 11:59 | 0 min | 11:58 | 48 min | 3 Apr |
| Delhi | 00:19 → 02:53 | 12:01 | 0 min | 12:01 | 48 min | 3 Apr |
| Kolkata | 00:19 → 02:53 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 3 Apr |
| Singapore | 02:19 → 04:53 | 12:14 | 0 min | 12:14 | 48 min | 3 Apr |
| Sydney | 04:49 → 07:23 | 11:35 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 3 Apr |
| Suva | 06:49 → 09:23 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 3 Apr |