Midday of Wednesday 3 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:58 12:46 madhyāhna ends
11:1011:3411:5812:2212:4613:1013:34
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 2013
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 618 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 3 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 4 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 01:39 on Wed 3 Apr to 23:37 on Wed 3 Apr.
2013-04-02T17:39:29Z → 2013-04-03T15:36:30Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:58–12:46 on the 3rd, 11:57–12:45 on the 4th.
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 3rd and 0 of 48 on the 4th.
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 37097 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 2013: Wednesday 3 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 2013 falls on Wednesday 3 April. Aṣṭamī runs from 01:39 on Wed 3 Apr to 23:37 on Wed 3 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 3 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 3 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 3 Apr |
| 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 2nd | Covered | Madhyāhna 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:39 → 08:37 | 12:33 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 2 Apr |
| Chicago | 12:39 → 10:37 | 12:30 | 39 min | 12:30 | 0 min | 2 Apr |
| Jersey City | 13:39 → 11:37 | 12:36 | 0 min | 12:36 | 0 min | 3 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 13:39 → 11:37 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 3 Apr |
| London | 18:39 → 16:37 | 12:41 | 0 min | 12:40 | 48 min | 3 Apr |
| Durban | 19:39 → 17:37 | 11:35 | 0 min | 11:35 | 48 min | 3 Apr |
| Dubai | 21:39 → 19:37 | 11:58 | 0 min | 11:58 | 48 min | 3 Apr |
| Delhi | 23:09 → 21:07 | 12:01 | 0 min | 12:01 | 48 min | 3 Apr |
| Kolkata | 23:09 → 21:07 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 3 Apr |
| Singapore | 01:39 → 23:37 | 12:44 | 0 min | 12:44 | 48 min | 3 Apr |
| Sydney | 04:39 → 02:37 | 12:35 | 0 min | 12:34 | 48 min | 3 Apr |
| Suva | 05:39 → 03:37 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 3 Apr |