Midday of Sunday 22 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 12:02 12:50 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 13:25:43
11:1411:3812:0212:2612:5013:1413:38
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1987
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 36 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 22 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 23 March
Taken. Aṣṭamī reaches neither midday; the rule takes the second day.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 13:26 on Sun 22 Mar to 11:15 on Mon 23 Mar.
1987-03-22T05:25:43Z → 1987-03-23T03:15:19Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:02–12:50 on the 22nd, 12:01–12:49 on the 23rd.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 22nd and 0 of 48 on the 23rd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Neither midday qualifies. The rule takes the second day.
priority: purvaviddha → second-day · margin 2166 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1987: Monday 23 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1987 falls on Monday 23 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 13:26 on Sun 22 Mar to 11:15 on Mon 23 Mar, and reaches madhyāhna on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 23 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 23 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 22 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 22nd | Covered | Madhyāhna 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:26 → 19:15 | 11:36 | 48 min | 11:36 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Chicago | 23:26 → 21:15 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Jersey City | 00:26 → 22:15 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 01:26 → 23:15 | 11:49 | 48 min | 11:49 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| London | 05:26 → 03:15 | 11:44 | 48 min | 11:44 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Durban | 07:26 → 05:15 | 11:39 | 48 min | 11:38 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Dubai | 09:26 → 07:15 | 12:02 | 48 min | 12:02 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Delhi | 10:56 → 08:45 | 12:04 | 48 min | 12:04 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Kolkata | 10:56 → 08:45 | 11:20 | 48 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Singapore | 13:26 → 11:15 | 12:48 | 10 min | 12:47 | 0 min | 22 Mar |
| Sydney | 15:26 → 13:15 | 11:38 | 0 min | 11:38 | 48 min | 23 Mar |
| Suva | 17:26 → 15:15 | 11:49 | 0 min | 11:49 | 48 min | 23 Mar |