Midday of Saturday 5 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:57 12:45 madhyāhna ends
11:0911:3311:5712:2112:4513:0913:33
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 2059
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 72 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 5 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 6 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 15:28 on Sat 5 Apr to 13:57 on Sun 6 Apr.
2059-04-05T07:27:33Z → 2059-04-06T05:57:09Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:57–12:45 on the 5th, 11:57–12:45 on the 6th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 5th and 48 of 48 on the 6th.
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 4325 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 2059: Sunday 6 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 2059 falls on Sunday 6 April. Aṣṭamī runs from 15:28 on Sat 5 Apr to 13:57 on Sun 6 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 6 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 6 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 6 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 5th | Covered | Madhyāhna 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:28 → 22:57 | 12:32 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 5 Apr |
| Chicago | 02:28 → 00:57 | 12:30 | 48 min | 12:29 | 0 min | 5 Apr |
| Jersey City | 03:28 → 01:57 | 12:35 | 48 min | 12:35 | 0 min | 5 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 03:28 → 01:57 | 11:45 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 5 Apr |
| London | 08:28 → 06:57 | 12:40 | 48 min | 12:40 | 0 min | 5 Apr |
| Durban | 09:28 → 07:57 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 5 Apr |
| Dubai | 11:28 → 09:57 | 11:58 | 48 min | 11:57 | 0 min | 5 Apr |
| Delhi | 12:58 → 11:27 | 12:00 | 0 min | 12:00 | 0 min | 6 Apr |
| Kolkata | 12:58 → 11:27 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:15 | 12 min | 6 Apr |
| Singapore | 15:28 → 13:57 | 12:43 | 0 min | 12:43 | 48 min | 6 Apr |
| Sydney | 18:28 → 15:57 | 12:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 6 Apr |
| Suva | 19:28 → 17:57 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 6 Apr |