Midday of Thursday 24 August
Taken. The only midday Saptamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:56 12:44 madhyāhna ends
11:0811:3211:5612:2012:4413:0813:32
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalā Saptamī · 1978
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 254 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 24 August
Taken. The only midday Saptamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 25 August
Saptamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 07:03 on Thu 24 Aug to 07:42 on Fri 25 Aug.
1978-08-23T23:02:58Z → 1978-08-24T23:42:12Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:56–12:44 on the 24th, 11:56–12:44 on the 25th.
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 24th and 0 of 48 on the 25th.
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 15231 s
Ruling
Śītalā Saptamī, Baoding, 1978: Thursday 24 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalā Saptamī 1978 falls on Thursday 24 August. Saptamī runs from 07:03 on Thu 24 Aug to 07:42 on Fri 25 Aug and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 24 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 24 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 24 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 23rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:03 → 16:42 | 12:31 | 0 min | 12:31 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Chicago | 18:03 → 18:42 | 12:29 | 0 min | 12:29 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Jersey City | 19:03 → 19:42 | 12:35 | 0 min | 12:34 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 19:03 → 19:42 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| London | 00:03 → 00:42 | 12:39 | 0 min | 12:38 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Durban | 01:03 → 01:42 | 11:35 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Dubai | 03:03 → 03:42 | 11:57 | 0 min | 11:57 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Delhi | 04:33 → 05:12 | 12:00 | 0 min | 11:59 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Kolkata | 04:33 → 05:12 | 11:15 | 0 min | 11:15 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Singapore | 06:33 → 07:12 | 12:13 | 0 min | 12:13 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Sydney | 09:03 → 09:42 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Suva | 11:03 → 11:42 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 24 Aug |