Midday of Thursday 9 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 · 1961
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 552 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 9 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 10 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 23:43 on Thu 9 Mar to 22:05 on Fri 10 Mar.
1961-03-09T15:42:36Z → 1961-03-10T14:05:04Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:05–12:53 on the 9th, 12:05–12:53 on the 10th.
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 9th and 48 of 48 on the 10th.
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 33128 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1961: Friday 10 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1961 falls on Friday 10 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 23:43 on Thu 9 Mar to 22:05 on Fri 10 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 10 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 10 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 10 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 9th | Covered | Madhyāhna 10th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:43 → 06:05 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Chicago | 09:43 → 08:05 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Jersey City | 10:43 → 09:05 | 11:43 | 48 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 11:43 → 10:05 | 11:53 | 48 min | 11:52 | 0 min | 9 Mar |
| London | 15:43 → 14:05 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| Durban | 17:43 → 16:05 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| Dubai | 19:43 → 18:05 | 12:06 | 0 min | 12:05 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| Delhi | 21:13 → 19:35 | 12:08 | 0 min | 12:08 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| Kolkata | 21:13 → 19:35 | 11:23 | 0 min | 11:23 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| Singapore | 23:13 → 21:35 | 12:21 | 0 min | 12:21 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| Sydney | 01:43 → 00:05 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| Suva | 03:43 → 02:05 | 11:53 | 0 min | 11:53 | 48 min | 10 Mar |