Midday of Tuesday 5 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:57 12:45 madhyāhna ends
11:0911:3311:5712:2112:4513:0913:33
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1983
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 363 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 5 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 6 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 03:26 on Tue 5 Apr to 05:55 on Wed 6 Apr.
1983-04-04T19:25:42Z → 1983-04-05T21:54:37Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:57–12:45 on the 5th, 11:57–12:45 on the 6th.
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 5th and 0 of 48 on the 6th.
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 21751 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1983: Tuesday 5 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1983 falls on Tuesday 5 April. Aṣṭamī runs from 03:26 on Tue 5 Apr to 05:55 on Wed 6 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 5 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 5 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 5 Apr |
| 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 4th | Covered | Madhyāhna 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:26 → 13:55 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 4 Apr |
| Chicago | 13:26 → 15:55 | 11:30 | 0 min | 11:30 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Jersey City | 14:26 → 16:55 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:35 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 15:26 → 17:55 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| London | 20:26 → 22:55 | 12:40 | 0 min | 12:40 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Durban | 21:26 → 23:55 | 11:35 | 0 min | 11:35 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Dubai | 23:26 → 01:55 | 11:58 | 0 min | 11:58 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Delhi | 00:56 → 03:25 | 12:01 | 0 min | 12:00 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Kolkata | 00:56 → 03:25 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Singapore | 03:26 → 05:55 | 12:44 | 0 min | 12:44 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Sydney | 05:26 → 07:55 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Suva | 07:26 → 09:55 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 5 Apr |