Midday of Thursday 23 August
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 11:57 12:45 madhyāhna ends
Saptamī begins 12:23:00
11:0911:3311:5712:2112:4513:0913:33
22 of 48 minutes covered, the last 22
Ruling · Śītalā Saptamī · 2046
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 22 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 23 August
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
22 of 48 minutes covered, the last 22
Midday of Friday 24 August
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 12:23 on Thu 23 Aug to 14:01 on Fri 24 Aug.
2046-08-23T04:23:00Z → 2046-08-24T06:00:33Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:57–12:45 on the 23rd, 11:56–12:44 on the 24th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 22 of 48 minutes on the 23rd and 48 of 48 on the 24th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 1295 s
Ruling
Śītalā Saptamī, Baoding, 2046: Thursday 23 August.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalā Saptamī 2046 falls on Thursday 23 August. Saptamī runs from 12:23 on Thu 23 Aug to 14:01 on Fri 24 Aug and covers 22 of 48 minutes 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 | Thu 23 Aug |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 23 Aug |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 23 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 23rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:23 → 23:01 | 12:31 | 48 min | 12:31 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Chicago | 23:23 → 01:01 | 12:29 | 48 min | 12:29 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Jersey City | 00:23 → 02:01 | 12:35 | 48 min | 12:34 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Port of Spain | 00:23 → 02:01 | 11:45 | 48 min | 11:44 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| London | 05:23 → 07:01 | 12:39 | 48 min | 12:38 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Durban | 06:23 → 08:01 | 11:35 | 48 min | 11:35 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Dubai | 08:23 → 10:01 | 11:57 | 48 min | 11:57 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Delhi | 09:53 → 11:31 | 12:00 | 48 min | 11:59 | 0 min | 23 Aug |
| Kolkata | 09:53 → 11:31 | 11:15 | 48 min | 11:15 | 16 min | 23 Aug |
| Singapore | 12:23 → 14:01 | 12:43 | 48 min | 12:43 | 48 min | 23 Aug |
| Sydney | 14:23 → 16:01 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 24 Aug |
| Suva | 16:23 → 18:01 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 24 Aug |