Midday of Wednesday 8 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:05 12:53 madhyāhna ends
11:1711:4112:0512:2912:5313:1713:41
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1972
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 492 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 8 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 9 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 02:09 on Wed 8 Mar to 03:53 on Thu 9 Mar.
1972-03-07T18:09:26Z → 1972-03-08T19:53:00Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:05–12:53 on the 8th, 12:05–12:53 on the 9th.
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 8th and 0 of 48 on the 9th.
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 29526 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1972: Wednesday 8 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1972 falls on Wednesday 8 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 02:09 on Wed 8 Mar to 03:53 on Thu 9 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 8 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 8 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 8 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 7th | Covered | Madhyāhna 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:09 → 11:53 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:40 | 13 min | 7 Mar |
| Chicago | 12:09 → 13:53 | 11:38 | 16 min | 11:38 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Jersey City | 13:09 → 14:53 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 8 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 14:09 → 15:53 | 11:53 | 0 min | 11:53 | 48 min | 8 Mar |
| London | 18:09 → 19:53 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:48 | 48 min | 8 Mar |
| Durban | 20:09 → 21:53 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 8 Mar |
| Dubai | 22:09 → 23:53 | 12:06 | 0 min | 12:06 | 48 min | 8 Mar |
| Delhi | 23:39 → 01:23 | 12:08 | 0 min | 12:08 | 48 min | 8 Mar |
| Kolkata | 23:39 → 01:23 | 11:24 | 0 min | 11:24 | 48 min | 8 Mar |
| Singapore | 01:39 → 03:23 | 12:22 | 0 min | 12:21 | 48 min | 8 Mar |
| Sydney | 04:09 → 05:53 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 8 Mar |
| Suva | 06:09 → 07:53 | 11:53 | 0 min | 11:53 | 48 min | 8 Mar |