Midday of Thursday 31 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:26 12:14 madhyāhna ends
10:3811:0211:2611:5012:1412:3813:02
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1921
Determinatein Chattogram, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 429 minutes.
Decide it for
22°20′ N 91°50′ E · Asia/Dhaka · GeoNames 1205733
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 31 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 1 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 01:59 on Thu 31 Mar to 04:17 on Fri 1 Apr.
1921-03-30T20:06:16Z → 1921-03-31T22:23:52Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:26–12:14 on the 31st, 11:26–12:14 on the 1st.
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 31st and 0 of 48 on the 1st.
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 25745 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Chattogram, 1921: Thursday 31 March.
confidence: determinate
In Chattogram, Śītalāṣṭamī 1921 falls on Thursday 31 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 01:59 on Thu 31 Mar to 04:17 on Fri 1 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 31 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 31 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 31 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Chattogram. | ||
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 30th | Covered | Madhyāhna 31st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:06 → 14:24 | 11:34 | 16 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 30 Mar |
| Chicago | 15:06 → 17:24 | 12:32 | 0 min | 12:31 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Jersey City | 15:06 → 17:24 | 11:37 | 0 min | 11:37 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 16:06 → 18:24 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| London | 20:06 → 22:24 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Durban | 22:06 → 00:24 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Dubai | 00:06 → 02:24 | 12:00 | 0 min | 11:59 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Delhi | 01:36 → 03:54 | 12:02 | 0 min | 12:02 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Kolkata | 01:36 → 03:54 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Singapore | 03:06 → 05:24 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Sydney | 06:06 → 08:24 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:35 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Suva | 08:06 → 10:24 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 31 Mar |