Midday of Tuesday 31 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:59 12:47 madhyāhna ends
11:1111:3511:5912:2312:4713:1113:35
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1959
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 246 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 31 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 1 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 07:53 on Tue 31 Mar to 06:28 on Wed 1 Apr.
1959-03-30T23:53:09Z → 1959-03-31T22:28:08Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:59–12:47 on the 31st, 11:59–12:47 on the 1st.
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 31st and 0 of 48 on the 1st.
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 14750 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1959: Tuesday 31 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1959 falls on Tuesday 31 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 07:53 on Tue 31 Mar to 06:28 on Wed 1 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 31 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 31 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 31 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 30th | Covered | Madhyāhna 31st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:53 → 14:28 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Chicago | 17:53 → 16:28 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Jersey City | 18:53 → 17:28 | 11:37 | 0 min | 11:37 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 19:53 → 18:28 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| London | 23:53 → 22:28 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Durban | 01:53 → 00:28 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Dubai | 03:53 → 02:28 | 12:00 | 0 min | 11:59 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Delhi | 05:23 → 03:58 | 12:02 | 0 min | 12:02 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Kolkata | 05:23 → 03:58 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Singapore | 07:23 → 05:58 | 12:15 | 0 min | 12:15 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Sydney | 09:53 → 08:28 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:35 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Suva | 11:53 → 10:28 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 42 min | 31 Mar |