Midday of Monday 30 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 · 1970
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 241 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 30 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Tuesday 31 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 07:58 on Mon 30 Mar to 06:06 on Tue 31 Mar.
1970-03-29T23:58:06Z → 1970-03-30T22:05:58Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:59–12:47 on the 30th, 11:59–12:47 on the 31st.
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 30th and 0 of 48 on the 31st.
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 14463 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1970: Monday 30 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1970 falls on Monday 30 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 07:58 on Mon 30 Mar to 06:06 on Tue 31 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 30 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 30 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 30 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 29th | Covered | Madhyāhna 30th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:58 → 14:06 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 30 Mar |
| Chicago | 17:58 → 16:06 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 30 Mar |
| Jersey City | 18:58 → 17:06 | 11:37 | 0 min | 11:37 | 48 min | 30 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 19:58 → 18:06 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 30 Mar |
| London | 00:58 → 23:06 | 12:42 | 0 min | 12:42 | 48 min | 30 Mar |
| Durban | 01:58 → 00:06 | 11:37 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 30 Mar |
| Dubai | 03:58 → 02:06 | 12:00 | 0 min | 12:00 | 48 min | 30 Mar |
| Delhi | 05:28 → 03:36 | 12:02 | 0 min | 12:02 | 48 min | 30 Mar |
| Kolkata | 05:28 → 03:36 | 11:18 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 30 Mar |
| Singapore | 07:28 → 05:36 | 12:16 | 0 min | 12:15 | 48 min | 30 Mar |
| Sydney | 09:58 → 08:06 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 30 Mar |
| Suva | 11:58 → 10:06 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 37 min | 30 Mar |