Midday of Wednesday 4 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:57 12:45 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 11:09:48
11:0911:3311:5712:2112:4513:0913:33
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 2040
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 48 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 4 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 5 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 11:10 on Wed 4 Apr to 09:03 on Thu 5 Apr.
2040-04-04T03:09:48Z → 2040-04-05T01:02:45Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:57–12:45 on the 4th, 11:57–12:45 on the 5th.
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 4th and 0 of 48 on the 5th.
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 2855 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 2040: Wednesday 4 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 2040 falls on Wednesday 4 April. Aṣṭamī runs from 11:10 on Wed 4 Apr to 09:03 on Thu 5 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 4 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 4 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 4 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 4th | Covered | Madhyāhna 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:10 → 18:03 | 12:32 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Chicago | 22:10 → 20:03 | 12:30 | 48 min | 12:29 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Jersey City | 23:10 → 21:03 | 12:35 | 48 min | 12:35 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 23:10 → 21:03 | 11:45 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| London | 04:10 → 02:03 | 12:40 | 48 min | 12:40 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Durban | 05:10 → 03:03 | 11:35 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Dubai | 07:10 → 05:03 | 11:58 | 48 min | 11:58 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Delhi | 08:40 → 06:33 | 12:00 | 48 min | 12:00 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Kolkata | 08:40 → 06:33 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:15 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Singapore | 11:10 → 09:03 | 12:44 | 48 min | 12:43 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Sydney | 13:10 → 11:03 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 5 Apr |
| Suva | 15:10 → 13:03 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 5 Apr |