Monday 14 March

How it was decided

1. 01

   Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 03:25 on Mon 14 Mar to 05:31 on Tue 15 Mar.

   2061-03-13T19:24:31Z → 2061-03-14T21:30:40Z

2. 02

   Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:04–12:52 on the 14th, 12:03–12:51 on the 15th.

   madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′

3. 03

   Rule

   Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 14th and 0 of 48 on the 15th.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105

4. 04

   Tie-break

   Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 23562 s

5. 05

   Ruling

   Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 2061: Monday 14 March.

   confidence: determinate

Say it like this

In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 2061 falls on Monday 14 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 03:25 on Mon 14 Mar to 05:31 on Tue 15 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

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