Midday of Tuesday 3 September
Saptamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:53 12:41 madhyāhna ends
11:0511:2911:5312:1712:4113:0513:29
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalā Saptamī · 1996
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 80 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 3 September
Saptamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 4 September
Taken. The only midday Saptamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 14:01 on Tue 3 Sep to 14:34 on Wed 4 Sep.
1996-09-03T06:01:14Z → 1996-09-04T06:33:39Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:53–12:41 on the 3rd, 11:53–12:41 on the 4th.
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 3rd and 48 of 48 on the 4th.
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 4805 s
Ruling
Śītalā Saptamī, Baoding, 1996: Wednesday 4 September.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalā Saptamī 1996 falls on Wednesday 4 September. Saptamī runs from 14:01 on Tue 3 Sep to 14:34 on Wed 4 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 4 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 4 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 4 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 3rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:01 → 23:34 | 12:28 | 48 min | 12:27 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| Chicago | 01:01 → 01:34 | 12:25 | 48 min | 12:25 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| Jersey City | 02:01 → 02:34 | 12:31 | 48 min | 12:31 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 02:01 → 02:34 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| London | 07:01 → 07:34 | 12:35 | 48 min | 12:35 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| Durban | 08:01 → 08:34 | 11:31 | 48 min | 11:31 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| Dubai | 10:01 → 10:34 | 11:54 | 48 min | 11:54 | 0 min | 3 Sep |
| Delhi | 11:31 → 12:04 | 11:56 | 48 min | 11:56 | 8 min | 3 Sep |
| Kolkata | 11:31 → 12:04 | 11:12 | 28 min | 11:11 | 48 min | 3 Sep |
| Singapore | 14:01 → 14:34 | 12:40 | 0 min | 12:40 | 48 min | 4 Sep |
| Sydney | 16:01 → 16:34 | 11:31 | 0 min | 11:30 | 48 min | 4 Sep |
| Suva | 18:01 → 18:34 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 4 Sep |