Midday of Wednesday 18 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 12:03 12:51 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 12:33:05
11:1511:3912:0312:2712:5113:1513:39
17 of 48 minutes covered, the last 17
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 2009
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 17 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 18 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
17 of 48 minutes covered, the last 17
Midday of Thursday 19 March
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 12:33 on Wed 18 Mar to 15:05 on Thu 19 Mar.
2009-03-18T04:33:06Z → 2009-03-19T07:04:53Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:03–12:51 on the 18th, 12:02–12:50 on the 19th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 17 of 48 minutes on the 18th and 48 of 48 on the 19th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 1049 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 2009: Wednesday 18 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 2009 falls on Wednesday 18 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:33 on Wed 18 Mar to 15:05 on Thu 19 Mar and covers 17 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 18 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 18 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 18 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 18th | Covered | Madhyāhna 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:33 → 00:05 | 12:37 | 48 min | 12:37 | 0 min | 18 Mar |
| Chicago | 23:33 → 02:05 | 12:35 | 48 min | 12:35 | 0 min | 18 Mar |
| Jersey City | 00:33 → 03:05 | 12:41 | 48 min | 12:40 | 0 min | 18 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 00:33 → 03:05 | 11:50 | 48 min | 11:50 | 0 min | 18 Mar |
| London | 04:33 → 07:05 | 11:45 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 18 Mar |
| Durban | 06:33 → 09:05 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 18 Mar |
| Dubai | 08:33 → 11:05 | 12:03 | 48 min | 12:03 | 0 min | 18 Mar |
| Delhi | 10:03 → 12:35 | 12:05 | 48 min | 12:05 | 30 min | 18 Mar |
| Kolkata | 10:03 → 12:35 | 11:21 | 48 min | 11:21 | 48 min | 18 Mar |
| Singapore | 12:33 → 15:05 | 12:49 | 48 min | 12:48 | 48 min | 18 Mar |
| Sydney | 15:33 → 18:05 | 12:39 | 0 min | 12:39 | 48 min | 19 Mar |
| Suva | 16:33 → 19:05 | 11:50 | 0 min | 11:50 | 48 min | 19 Mar |