Midday of Saturday 28 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:57 12:45 madhyāhna ends
11:0911:3311:5712:2112:4513:0913:33
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1981
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 108 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 28 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 29 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 08:50 on Sat 28 Mar to 11:09 on Sun 29 Mar.
1981-03-28T06:49:37Z → 1981-03-29T08:08:33Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:57–12:45 on the 28th, 12:57–13:45 on the 29th.
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 28th and 0 of 48 on the 29th.
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 6494 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Bucharest, 1981: Saturday 28 March.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Śītalāṣṭamī 1981 falls on Saturday 28 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 08:50 on Sat 28 Mar to 11:09 on Sun 29 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 28 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 28 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 28 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Bucharest. | ||
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 28th | Covered | Madhyāhna 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:50 → 00:09 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Chicago | 00:50 → 02:09 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Jersey City | 01:50 → 03:09 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 02:50 → 04:09 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| London | 06:50 → 09:09 | 11:42 | 48 min | 12:42 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Durban | 08:50 → 10:09 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:36 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Dubai | 10:50 → 12:09 | 12:00 | 48 min | 12:00 | 9 min | 28 Mar |
| Delhi | 12:20 → 13:39 | 12:02 | 31 min | 12:02 | 48 min | 28 Mar |
| Kolkata | 12:20 → 13:39 | 11:18 | 0 min | 11:18 | 48 min | 29 Mar |
| Singapore | 14:20 → 15:39 | 12:16 | 0 min | 12:15 | 48 min | 29 Mar |
| Sydney | 16:50 → 18:09 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 29 Mar |
| Suva | 18:50 → 20:09 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 29 Mar |