Midday of Tuesday 26 August
Taken. The only midday Saptamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:56 13:44 madhyāhna ends
12:0812:3212:5613:2013:4414:0814:32
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalā Saptamī · 1986
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 507 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 26 August
Taken. The only midday Saptamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 27 August
Saptamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 02:25 on Tue 26 Aug to 04:29 on Wed 27 Aug.
1986-08-25T17:25:21Z → 1986-08-26T19:28:46Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:56–13:44 on the 26th, 12:55–13:43 on the 27th.
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 26th and 0 of 48 on the 27th.
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 30402 s
Ruling
Śītalā Saptamī, Baoding, 1986: Tuesday 26 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalā Saptamī 1986 falls on Tuesday 26 August. Saptamī runs from 02:25 on Tue 26 Aug to 04:29 on Wed 27 Aug and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 26 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 26 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 26 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 25th | Covered | Madhyāhna 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:25 → 12:29 | 12:31 | 48 min | 12:30 | 0 min | 25 Aug |
| Chicago | 12:25 → 14:29 | 12:28 | 48 min | 12:28 | 48 min | 25 Aug |
| Jersey City | 13:25 → 15:29 | 12:34 | 0 min | 12:34 | 48 min | 26 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 13:25 → 15:29 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 26 Aug |
| London | 18:25 → 20:29 | 12:38 | 0 min | 12:38 | 48 min | 26 Aug |
| Durban | 19:25 → 21:29 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 26 Aug |
| Dubai | 21:25 → 23:29 | 11:57 | 0 min | 11:56 | 48 min | 26 Aug |
| Delhi | 22:55 → 00:59 | 11:59 | 0 min | 11:59 | 48 min | 26 Aug |
| Kolkata | 22:55 → 00:59 | 11:15 | 0 min | 11:14 | 48 min | 26 Aug |
| Singapore | 01:25 → 03:29 | 12:43 | 0 min | 12:43 | 48 min | 26 Aug |
| Sydney | 03:25 → 05:29 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 26 Aug |
| Suva | 05:25 → 07:29 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 26 Aug |