Midday of Saturday 29 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:22 12:10 madhyāhna ends
10:3410:5811:2211:4612:1012:3412:58
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1913
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 101 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 29 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 30 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 08:25 on Sat 29 Mar to 09:40 on Sun 30 Mar.
1913-03-29T00:25:15Z → 1913-03-30T01:39:50Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:22–12:10 on the 29th, 11:21–12:09 on the 30th.
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 29th and 0 of 48 on the 30th.
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 6083 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1913: Saturday 29 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Śītalāṣṭamī 1913 falls on Saturday 29 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 08:25 on Sat 29 Mar to 09:40 on Sun 30 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 29 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 29 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 29 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
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 29th | Covered | Madhyāhna 30th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:25 → 17:40 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| Chicago | 18:25 → 19:40 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| Jersey City | 19:25 → 20:40 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 20:25 → 21:40 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| London | 00:25 → 01:40 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| Durban | 02:25 → 03:40 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:36 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| Dubai | 04:06 → 05:21 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| Delhi | 05:55 → 07:10 | 12:02 | 48 min | 12:02 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| Kolkata | 05:55 → 07:10 | 11:18 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| Singapore | 07:25 → 08:40 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 29 Mar |
| Sydney | 10:25 → 11:40 | 11:36 | 48 min | 11:36 | 4 min | 29 Mar |
| Suva | 12:20 → 13:35 | 11:42 | 10 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 29 Mar |