Midday of Friday 6 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:06 12:54 madhyāhna ends
11:1811:4212:0612:3012:5413:1813:42
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1964
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 288 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 6 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 7 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 04:40 on Fri 6 Mar to 07:17 on Sat 7 Mar.
1964-03-05T20:40:29Z → 1964-03-06T23:17:09Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:06–12:54 on the 6th, 12:06–12:54 on the 7th.
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 6th and 0 of 48 on the 7th.
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 17306 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1964: Friday 6 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1964 falls on Friday 6 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 04:40 on Fri 6 Mar to 07:17 on Sat 7 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 6 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 6 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 6 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 5th | Covered | Madhyāhna 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:40 → 15:17 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:40 | 48 min | 6 Mar |
| Chicago | 14:40 → 17:17 | 11:38 | 0 min | 11:38 | 48 min | 6 Mar |
| Jersey City | 15:40 → 18:17 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 6 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 16:40 → 19:17 | 11:54 | 0 min | 11:53 | 48 min | 6 Mar |
| London | 20:40 → 23:17 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:48 | 48 min | 6 Mar |
| Durban | 22:40 → 01:17 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 6 Mar |
| Dubai | 00:40 → 03:17 | 12:06 | 0 min | 12:06 | 48 min | 6 Mar |
| Delhi | 02:10 → 04:47 | 12:09 | 0 min | 12:09 | 48 min | 6 Mar |
| Kolkata | 02:10 → 04:47 | 11:24 | 0 min | 11:24 | 48 min | 6 Mar |
| Singapore | 04:10 → 06:47 | 12:22 | 0 min | 12:22 | 48 min | 6 Mar |
| Sydney | 06:40 → 09:17 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 6 Mar |
| Suva | 08:40 → 11:17 | 11:54 | 0 min | 11:54 | 48 min | 6 Mar |