Midday of Friday 8 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 · 2086
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 95 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 8 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 9 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 10:21 on Fri 8 Mar to 10:30 on Sat 9 Mar.
2086-03-08T02:21:03Z → 2086-03-09T02:30:12Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:05–12:53 on the 8th, 12:05–12:53 on the 9th.
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 8th and 0 of 48 on the 9th.
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 5694 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Baoding, 2086: Friday 8 March.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Śītalāṣṭamī 2086 falls on Friday 8 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 10:21 on Fri 8 Mar to 10:30 on Sat 9 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 8 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 8 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 8 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 8th | Covered | Madhyāhna 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:21 → 18:30 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Chicago | 20:21 → 20:30 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Jersey City | 21:21 → 21:30 | 11:43 | 48 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 22:21 → 22:30 | 11:53 | 48 min | 11:53 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| London | 02:21 → 02:30 | 11:48 | 48 min | 11:48 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Durban | 04:21 → 04:30 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Dubai | 06:21 → 06:30 | 12:06 | 48 min | 12:06 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Delhi | 07:51 → 08:00 | 12:08 | 48 min | 12:08 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Kolkata | 07:51 → 08:00 | 11:24 | 48 min | 11:23 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:21 → 10:30 | 12:51 | 48 min | 12:51 | 0 min | 8 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:21 → 13:30 | 12:42 | 9 min | 12:42 | 48 min | 8 Mar |
| Suva | 14:21 → 14:30 | 11:53 | 0 min | 11:53 | 48 min | 9 Mar |