Midday of Sunday 31 August
Saptamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:54 12:42 madhyāhna ends
11:0611:3011:5412:1812:4213:0613:30
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalā Saptamī · 1980
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 135 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 31 August
Saptamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 1 September
Taken. The only midday Saptamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 17:01 on Sun 31 Aug to 14:57 on Mon 1 Sep.
1980-08-31T09:01:05Z → 1980-09-01T06:57:10Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:54–12:42 on the 31st, 11:54–12:42 on the 1st.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 31st and 48 of 48 on the 1st.
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 8122 s
Ruling
Śītalā Saptamī, Baoding, 1980: Monday 1 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalā Saptamī 1980 falls on Monday 1 September. Saptamī runs from 17:01 on Sun 31 Aug to 14:57 on Mon 1 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 1 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 1 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 1 Sep |
| 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 31st | Covered | Madhyāhna 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:01 → 23:57 | 12:29 | 48 min | 12:28 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Chicago | 04:01 → 01:57 | 12:26 | 48 min | 12:26 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Jersey City | 05:01 → 02:57 | 12:32 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 05:01 → 02:57 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| London | 10:01 → 07:57 | 12:36 | 48 min | 12:36 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Durban | 11:01 → 08:57 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 31 Aug |
| Dubai | 13:01 → 10:57 | 11:55 | 0 min | 11:55 | 0 min | 1 Sep |
| Delhi | 14:31 → 12:27 | 11:57 | 0 min | 11:57 | 30 min | 1 Sep |
| Kolkata | 14:31 → 12:27 | 11:13 | 0 min | 11:12 | 48 min | 1 Sep |
| Singapore | 16:31 → 14:27 | 12:11 | 0 min | 12:11 | 48 min | 1 Sep |
| Sydney | 19:01 → 16:57 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 1 Sep |
| Suva | 21:01 → 18:57 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 1 Sep |