Midday of Saturday 12 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:04 12:52 madhyāhna ends
11:1611:4012:0412:2812:5213:1613:40
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1977
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 210 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 12 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 13 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 08:35 on Sat 12 Mar to 06:38 on Sun 13 Mar.
1977-03-12T00:34:46Z → 1977-03-12T22:38:10Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:04–12:52 on the 12th, 12:04–12:52 on the 13th.
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 12th and 0 of 48 on the 13th.
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 12573 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1977: Saturday 12 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1977 falls on Saturday 12 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 08:35 on Sat 12 Mar to 06:38 on Sun 13 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 12 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 12 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 12 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 12th | Covered | Madhyāhna 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:35 → 14:38 | 11:39 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Chicago | 18:35 → 16:38 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:36 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Jersey City | 19:35 → 17:38 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 20:35 → 18:38 | 11:52 | 48 min | 11:52 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| London | 00:35 → 22:38 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Durban | 02:35 → 00:38 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Dubai | 04:35 → 02:38 | 12:05 | 48 min | 12:04 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Delhi | 06:05 → 04:08 | 12:07 | 48 min | 12:07 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Kolkata | 06:05 → 04:08 | 11:23 | 48 min | 11:22 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Singapore | 08:05 → 06:08 | 12:20 | 48 min | 12:20 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Sydney | 10:35 → 08:38 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Suva | 12:35 → 10:38 | 11:52 | 5 min | 11:52 | 0 min | 12 Mar |