Midday of Sunday 7 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 12:06 12:54 madhyāhna ends
11:1811:4212:0612:3012:5413:1813:42
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 2010
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 18 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 7 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 8 March
Qualifies with 18 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
18 of 48 minutes covered, the first 18
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 11:12 on Sun 7 Mar to 12:24 on Mon 8 Mar.
2010-03-07T03:11:44Z → 2010-03-08T04:23:32Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:06–12:54 on the 7th, 12:05–12:53 on the 8th.
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 7th and 18 of 48 on the 8th.
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 1093 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 2010: Sunday 7 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 2010 falls on Sunday 7 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 11:12 on Sun 7 Mar to 12:24 on Mon 8 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 18 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 7 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 7 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 7 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 7th | Covered | Madhyāhna 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:12 → 20:24 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:12 → 22:24 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:38 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:12 → 23:24 | 11:44 | 48 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:12 → 00:24 | 11:53 | 48 min | 11:53 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| London | 03:12 → 04:24 | 11:48 | 48 min | 11:48 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Durban | 05:12 → 06:24 | 11:43 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:12 → 08:24 | 12:06 | 48 min | 12:06 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:42 → 09:54 | 12:08 | 48 min | 12:08 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:42 → 09:54 | 11:24 | 48 min | 11:24 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Singapore | 11:12 → 12:24 | 12:52 | 48 min | 12:51 | 0 min | 7 Mar |
| Sydney | 14:12 → 15:24 | 12:42 | 0 min | 12:42 | 48 min | 8 Mar |
| Suva | 16:12 → 17:24 | 12:53 | 0 min | 12:53 | 48 min | 8 Mar |