Midday of Wednesday 10 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:05 12:53 madhyāhna ends
11:1711:4112:0512:2912:5313:1713:41
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1999
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 382 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 10 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 11 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 03:32 on Wed 10 Mar to 05:42 on Thu 11 Mar.
1999-03-09T19:32:20Z → 1999-03-10T21:42:30Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:05–12:53 on the 10th, 12:05–12:53 on the 11th.
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 10th and 0 of 48 on the 11th.
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 22929 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 1999: Wednesday 10 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 1999 falls on Wednesday 10 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 03:32 on Wed 10 Mar to 05:42 on Thu 11 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 10 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 10 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 10 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 9th | Covered | Madhyāhna 10th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:32 → 13:42 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:40 | 48 min | 9 Mar |
| Chicago | 13:32 → 15:42 | 11:37 | 0 min | 11:37 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| Jersey City | 14:32 → 16:42 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 15:32 → 17:42 | 11:53 | 0 min | 11:52 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| London | 19:32 → 21:42 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| Durban | 21:32 → 23:42 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| Dubai | 23:32 → 01:42 | 12:06 | 0 min | 12:05 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| Delhi | 01:02 → 03:12 | 12:08 | 0 min | 12:08 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| Kolkata | 01:02 → 03:12 | 11:23 | 0 min | 11:23 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| Singapore | 03:32 → 05:42 | 12:51 | 0 min | 12:51 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| Sydney | 06:32 → 08:42 | 12:42 | 0 min | 12:41 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| Suva | 07:32 → 09:42 | 11:53 | 0 min | 11:53 | 48 min | 10 Mar |