Midday of Tuesday 2 September
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 11:54 12:42 madhyāhna ends
11:0611:3011:5412:1812:4213:0613:30
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalā Saptamī · 1969
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 15 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 2 September
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 3 September
Qualifies with 15 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
15 of 48 minutes covered, the first 15
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 10:56 on Tue 2 Sep to 12:08 on Wed 3 Sep.
1969-09-02T02:56:07Z → 1969-09-03T04:08:01Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:54–12:42 on the 2nd, 11:53–12:41 on the 3rd.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 2nd and 15 of 48 on the 3rd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 885 s
Ruling
Śītalā Saptamī, Baoding, 1969: Tuesday 2 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalā Saptamī 1969 falls on Tuesday 2 September. Saptamī runs from 10:56 on Tue 2 Sep to 12:08 on Wed 3 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 15 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 2 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 2 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 2 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/shitala-saptami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 7 Sitala saptami (purvaviddha).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Saptamī | Madhyāhna 2nd | Covered | Madhyāhna 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:56 → 21:08 | 12:28 | 48 min | 12:28 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| Chicago | 21:56 → 23:08 | 12:26 | 48 min | 12:25 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| Jersey City | 22:56 → 00:08 | 12:32 | 48 min | 12:31 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 22:56 → 00:08 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| London | 03:56 → 05:08 | 12:36 | 48 min | 12:35 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| Durban | 04:56 → 06:08 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:31 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| Dubai | 06:56 → 08:08 | 11:54 | 48 min | 11:54 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| Delhi | 08:26 → 09:38 | 11:57 | 48 min | 11:56 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| Kolkata | 08:26 → 09:38 | 11:12 | 48 min | 11:12 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| Singapore | 10:26 → 11:38 | 12:10 | 48 min | 12:10 | 0 min | 2 Sep |
| Sydney | 12:56 → 14:08 | 11:31 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 3 Sep |
| Suva | 14:56 → 16:08 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 3 Sep |