Midday of Friday 19 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 12:03 12:51 madhyāhna ends
11:1511:3912:0312:2712:5113:1513:39
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1971
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 565 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 19 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 20 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 22:34 on Fri 19 Mar to 22:15 on Sat 20 Mar.
1971-03-19T14:34:14Z → 1971-03-20T14:15:14Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:03–12:51 on the 19th, 12:02–12:50 on the 20th.
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 19th and 48 of 48 on the 20th.
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 33898 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1971: Saturday 20 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1971 falls on Saturday 20 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 22:34 on Fri 19 Mar to 22:15 on Sat 20 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 20 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 20 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 20 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 19th | Covered | Madhyāhna 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:34 → 06:15 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| Chicago | 08:34 → 08:15 | 11:35 | 48 min | 11:35 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| Jersey City | 09:34 → 09:15 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 10:34 → 10:15 | 11:50 | 48 min | 11:50 | 0 min | 19 Mar |
| London | 15:34 → 15:15 | 12:45 | 0 min | 12:45 | 48 min | 20 Mar |
| Durban | 16:34 → 16:15 | 11:40 | 0 min | 11:39 | 48 min | 20 Mar |
| Dubai | 18:34 → 18:15 | 12:03 | 0 min | 12:03 | 48 min | 20 Mar |
| Delhi | 20:04 → 19:45 | 12:05 | 0 min | 12:05 | 48 min | 20 Mar |
| Kolkata | 20:04 → 19:45 | 11:21 | 0 min | 11:20 | 48 min | 20 Mar |
| Singapore | 22:04 → 21:45 | 12:19 | 0 min | 12:18 | 48 min | 20 Mar |
| Sydney | 00:34 → 00:15 | 11:39 | 0 min | 11:39 | 48 min | 20 Mar |
| Suva | 02:34 → 02:15 | 11:50 | 0 min | 11:50 | 48 min | 20 Mar |