Midday of Wednesday 7 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 2029
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 463 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 7 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 8 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 04:23 on Wed 7 Mar to 03:31 on Thu 8 Mar.
2029-03-06T20:22:52Z → 2029-03-07T19:30:53Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:05–12:53 on the 7th, 12:05–12:53 on the 8th.
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 7th and 0 of 48 on the 8th.
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 27755 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 2029: Wednesday 7 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 2029 falls on Wednesday 7 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 04:23 on Wed 7 Mar to 03:31 on Thu 8 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 7 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 7 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 7 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 6th | Covered | Madhyāhna 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:23 → 11:31 | 11:40 | 5 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 6 Mar |
| Chicago | 14:23 → 13:31 | 11:38 | 0 min | 11:38 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Jersey City | 15:23 → 14:31 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 16:23 → 15:31 | 11:53 | 0 min | 11:53 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| London | 20:23 → 19:31 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:48 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Durban | 22:23 → 21:31 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Dubai | 00:23 → 23:31 | 12:06 | 0 min | 12:06 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Delhi | 01:53 → 01:01 | 12:08 | 0 min | 12:08 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Kolkata | 01:53 → 01:01 | 11:24 | 0 min | 11:24 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Singapore | 04:23 → 03:31 | 12:52 | 0 min | 12:52 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Sydney | 07:23 → 06:31 | 12:42 | 0 min | 12:42 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Suva | 08:23 → 07:31 | 11:53 | 0 min | 11:53 | 48 min | 7 Mar |