Midday of Wednesday 8 August
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 11:59 12:47 madhyāhna ends
Saptamī begins 11:27:53
11:1111:3511:5912:2312:4713:1113:35
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalā Saptamī · 2012
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 32 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 8 August
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 9 August
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 11:28 on Wed 8 Aug to 13:41 on Thu 9 Aug.
2012-08-08T03:27:54Z → 2012-08-09T05:40:59Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:59–12:47 on the 8th, 11:59–12:47 on the 9th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 8th and 48 of 48 on the 9th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 1894 s
Ruling
Śītalā Saptamī, Baoding, 2012: Wednesday 8 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalā Saptamī 2012 falls on Wednesday 8 August. Saptamī runs from 11:28 on Wed 8 Aug to 13:41 on Thu 9 Aug and covers all 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 8 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 8 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 8 Aug |
| 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 8th | Covered | Madhyāhna 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:28 → 22:41 | 12:34 | 48 min | 12:34 | 0 min | 8 Aug |
| Chicago | 22:28 → 00:41 | 12:32 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 8 Aug |
| Jersey City | 23:28 → 01:41 | 12:38 | 48 min | 12:37 | 0 min | 8 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 23:28 → 01:41 | 11:48 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 8 Aug |
| London | 04:28 → 06:41 | 12:42 | 48 min | 12:41 | 0 min | 8 Aug |
| Durban | 05:28 → 07:41 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 8 Aug |
| Dubai | 07:28 → 09:41 | 12:00 | 48 min | 12:00 | 0 min | 8 Aug |
| Delhi | 08:58 → 11:11 | 12:02 | 48 min | 12:02 | 0 min | 8 Aug |
| Kolkata | 08:58 → 11:11 | 11:18 | 48 min | 11:18 | 0 min | 8 Aug |
| Singapore | 11:28 → 13:41 | 12:46 | 48 min | 12:46 | 48 min | 8 Aug |
| Sydney | 13:28 → 15:41 | 11:37 | 0 min | 11:37 | 48 min | 9 Aug |
| Suva | 15:28 → 17:41 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:48 | 48 min | 9 Aug |