Midday of Monday 20 August
Taken. The only midday Saptamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:57 12:45 madhyāhna ends
11:0911:3311:5712:2112:4513:0913:33
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalā Saptamī · 1973
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 187 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 20 August
Taken. The only midday Saptamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Tuesday 21 August
Saptamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 08:50 on Mon 20 Aug to 07:16 on Tue 21 Aug.
1973-08-20T00:49:53Z → 1973-08-20T23:16:13Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:57–12:45 on the 20th, 11:57–12:45 on the 21st.
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 20th and 0 of 48 on the 21st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 11241 s
Ruling
Śītalā Saptamī, Baoding, 1973: Monday 20 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalā Saptamī 1973 falls on Monday 20 August. Saptamī runs from 08:50 on Mon 20 Aug to 07:16 on Tue 21 Aug and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 20 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 20 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 20 Aug |
| 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 20th | Covered | Madhyāhna 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:50 → 16:16 | 12:32 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Chicago | 19:50 → 18:16 | 12:30 | 48 min | 12:29 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Jersey City | 20:50 → 19:16 | 12:35 | 48 min | 12:35 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 20:50 → 19:16 | 11:45 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| London | 01:50 → 00:16 | 12:39 | 48 min | 12:39 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Durban | 02:50 → 01:16 | 11:35 | 48 min | 11:35 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Dubai | 04:50 → 03:16 | 11:58 | 48 min | 11:58 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Delhi | 06:20 → 04:46 | 12:00 | 48 min | 12:00 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Kolkata | 06:20 → 04:46 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Singapore | 08:20 → 06:46 | 12:14 | 48 min | 12:14 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Sydney | 10:50 → 09:16 | 11:35 | 48 min | 11:35 | 0 min | 20 Aug |
| Suva | 12:50 → 11:16 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 21 Aug |