Midday of Thursday 31 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:59 12:47 madhyāhna ends
11:1111:3511:5912:2312:4713:1113:35
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 2016
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 34 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 31 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 1 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 10:59 on Thu 31 Mar to 11:24 on Fri 1 Apr.
2016-03-31T02:58:45Z → 2016-04-01T03:24:01Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:59–12:47 on the 31st, 11:58–12:46 on the 1st.
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 31st and 0 of 48 on the 1st.
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 2057 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 2016: Thursday 31 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 2016 falls on Thursday 31 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 10:59 on Thu 31 Mar to 11:24 on Fri 1 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 31 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 31 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 31 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 31st | Covered | Madhyāhna 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:59 → 20:24 | 12:33 | 48 min | 12:33 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:59 → 22:24 | 12:31 | 48 min | 12:31 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:59 → 23:24 | 12:37 | 48 min | 12:36 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 22:59 → 23:24 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| London | 03:59 → 04:24 | 12:41 | 48 min | 12:41 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Durban | 04:59 → 05:24 | 11:36 | 48 min | 11:35 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Dubai | 06:59 → 07:24 | 11:59 | 48 min | 11:59 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:29 → 08:54 | 12:01 | 48 min | 12:01 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:29 → 08:54 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:59 → 11:24 | 12:45 | 48 min | 12:44 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:59 → 14:24 | 12:35 | 0 min | 12:35 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Suva | 14:59 → 15:24 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 1 Apr |