Midday of Saturday 7 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:05 12:53 madhyāhna ends
11:1711:4112:0512:2912:5313:1713:41
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 2048
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 260 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 7 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 8 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 07:45 on Sat 7 Mar to 05:48 on Sun 8 Mar.
2048-03-06T23:45:23Z → 2048-03-07T21:47:44Z
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 15600 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 2048: Saturday 7 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 2048 falls on Saturday 7 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 07:45 on Sat 7 Mar to 05:48 on Sun 8 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 7 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 7 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 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 | 15:45 → 13:48 | 11:40 | 0 min | 11:40 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Chicago | 17:45 → 15:48 | 11:38 | 0 min | 11:38 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Jersey City | 18:45 → 16:48 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 19:45 → 17:48 | 11:53 | 0 min | 11:53 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| London | 23:45 → 21:48 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:48 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Durban | 01:45 → 23:48 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Dubai | 03:45 → 01:48 | 12:06 | 0 min | 12:06 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Delhi | 05:15 → 03:18 | 12:08 | 0 min | 12:08 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Kolkata | 05:15 → 03:18 | 11:24 | 0 min | 11:24 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Singapore | 07:45 → 05:48 | 12:52 | 0 min | 12:52 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Sydney | 10:45 → 08:48 | 12:42 | 0 min | 12:42 | 48 min | 7 Mar |
| Suva | 11:45 → 09:48 | 11:53 | 0 min | 11:53 | 48 min | 7 Mar |