Midday of Monday 20 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 12:02 12:50 madhyāhna ends
11:1411:3812:0212:2612:5013:1413:38
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 2017
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 12 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 20 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Tuesday 21 March
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 10:49 on Mon 20 Mar to 13:02 on Tue 21 Mar.
2017-03-20T02:49:20Z → 2017-03-21T05:02:00Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:02–12:50 on the 20th, 12:02–12:50 on the 21st.
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 20th and 48 of 48 on the 21st.
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 741 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 2017: Monday 20 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 2017 falls on Monday 20 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 10:49 on Mon 20 Mar to 13:02 on Tue 21 Mar 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 | Mon 20 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 20 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 20 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 20th | Covered | Madhyāhna 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:49 → 22:02 | 12:37 | 48 min | 12:36 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:49 → 00:02 | 12:34 | 48 min | 12:34 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:49 → 01:02 | 12:40 | 48 min | 12:40 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 22:49 → 01:02 | 11:49 | 48 min | 11:49 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| London | 02:49 → 05:02 | 11:44 | 48 min | 11:44 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Durban | 04:49 → 07:02 | 11:39 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Dubai | 06:49 → 09:02 | 12:02 | 48 min | 12:02 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:19 → 10:32 | 12:05 | 48 min | 12:04 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:19 → 10:32 | 11:20 | 48 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 20 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:49 → 13:02 | 12:48 | 48 min | 12:48 | 14 min | 20 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:49 → 16:02 | 12:38 | 0 min | 12:38 | 48 min | 21 Mar |
| Suva | 14:49 → 17:02 | 11:50 | 0 min | 11:49 | 48 min | 21 Mar |