Midday of Saturday 12 August
Taken. The only midday Saptamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:59 12:47 madhyāhna ends
11:1111:3511:5912:2312:4713:1113:35
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalā Saptamī · 2028
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 285 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 12 August
Taken. The only midday Saptamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 13 August
Saptamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 05:43 on Sat 12 Aug to 07:13 on Sun 13 Aug.
2028-08-11T21:42:33Z → 2028-08-12T23:13:19Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:59–12:47 on the 12th, 11:59–12:47 on the 13th.
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 12th and 0 of 48 on the 13th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 17121 s
Ruling
Śītalā Saptamī, Baoding, 2028: Saturday 12 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalā Saptamī 2028 falls on Saturday 12 August. Saptamī runs from 05:43 on Sat 12 Aug to 07:13 on Sun 13 Aug and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 12 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 12 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 12 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 11th | Covered | Madhyāhna 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:43 → 16:13 | 12:34 | 0 min | 12:34 | 48 min | 12 Aug |
| Chicago | 16:43 → 18:13 | 12:31 | 0 min | 12:31 | 48 min | 12 Aug |
| Jersey City | 17:43 → 19:13 | 12:37 | 0 min | 12:37 | 48 min | 12 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 17:43 → 19:13 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 12 Aug |
| London | 22:43 → 00:13 | 12:41 | 0 min | 12:41 | 48 min | 12 Aug |
| Durban | 23:43 → 01:13 | 11:37 | 0 min | 11:37 | 48 min | 12 Aug |
| Dubai | 01:43 → 03:13 | 12:00 | 0 min | 12:00 | 48 min | 12 Aug |
| Delhi | 03:13 → 04:43 | 12:02 | 0 min | 12:02 | 48 min | 12 Aug |
| Kolkata | 03:13 → 04:43 | 11:18 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 12 Aug |
| Singapore | 05:43 → 07:13 | 12:46 | 0 min | 12:46 | 48 min | 12 Aug |
| Sydney | 07:43 → 09:13 | 11:37 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 12 Aug |
| Suva | 09:43 → 11:13 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 12 Aug |