Midday of Thursday 31 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 12:06 12:54 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 11:58:45
11:1811:4212:0612:3012:5413:1813:42
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 2016
Determinatein Daegu, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 7 min 16 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 31 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 1 April
Qualifies with 18 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
18 of 48 minutes covered, the first 18
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 11:59 on Thu 31 Mar to 12:24 on Fri 1 Apr.
2016-03-31T02:58:45Z → 2016-04-01T03:24:01Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:06–12:54 on the 31st, 12:06–12:54 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 18 of 48 on the 1st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 436 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Daegu, 2016: Thursday 31 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daegu, Śītalāṣṭamī 2016 falls on Thursday 31 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 11:59 on Thu 31 Mar to 12:24 on Fri 1 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 18 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken.
| 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 Daegu. | ||
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 31st | Covered | Madhyāhna 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:59 → 20:24 | 12:33 | 48 min | 12:33 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:59 → 22:24 | 12:31 | 48 min | 12:31 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:59 → 23:24 | 12:37 | 48 min | 12:36 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 22:59 → 23:24 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| London | 03:59 → 04:24 | 12:41 | 48 min | 12:41 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Durban | 04:59 → 05:24 | 11:36 | 48 min | 11:35 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Dubai | 06:59 → 07:24 | 11:59 | 48 min | 11:59 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:29 → 08:54 | 12:01 | 48 min | 12:01 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:29 → 08:54 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:59 → 11:24 | 12:45 | 48 min | 12:44 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:59 → 14:24 | 12:35 | 0 min | 12:35 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Suva | 14:59 → 15:24 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 1 Apr |