Midday of Friday 12 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:26 12:14 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 12:38:15
10:3811:0211:2611:5012:1412:3813:02
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1920
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 24 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 12 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 13 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 12:38 on Fri 12 Mar to 15:14 on Sat 13 Mar.
1920-03-12T04:38:15Z → 1920-03-13T07:13:43Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:26–12:14 on the 12th, 11:26–12:14 on the 13th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 12th and 48 of 48 on the 13th.
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 1431 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1920: Saturday 13 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Śītalāṣṭamī 1920 falls on Saturday 13 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 12:38 on Fri 12 Mar to 15:14 on Sat 13 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 13 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 13 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 12 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 12th | Covered | Madhyāhna 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:38 → 23:14 | 11:39 | 48 min | 11:39 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:38 → 01:14 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:38 → 02:14 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 00:38 → 03:14 | 11:52 | 48 min | 11:52 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| London | 04:38 → 07:14 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Durban | 06:38 → 09:14 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Dubai | 08:38 → 11:14 | 12:05 | 48 min | 12:05 | 0 min | 12 Mar |
| Delhi | 10:08 → 12:44 | 12:07 | 48 min | 12:07 | 37 min | 12 Mar |
| Kolkata | 10:08 → 12:44 | 11:23 | 48 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Singapore | 11:38 → 14:14 | 11:51 | 48 min | 11:50 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Sydney | 14:38 → 17:14 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 13 Mar |
| Suva | 16:38 → 19:14 | 11:52 | 0 min | 11:52 | 48 min | 13 Mar |