Midday of Wednesday 17 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 11:25 12:13 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 11:55:47
10:3711:0111:2511:4912:1312:3713:01
17 of 48 minutes covered, the last 17
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1982
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 17 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 17 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
17 of 48 minutes covered, the last 17
Midday of Thursday 18 March
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 11:56 on Wed 17 Mar to 14:32 on Thu 18 Mar.
1982-03-17T03:55:47Z → 1982-03-18T06:32:28Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:25–12:13 on the 17th, 11:25–12:13 on the 18th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 17 of 48 minutes on the 17th and 48 of 48 on the 18th.
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 1031 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1982: Wednesday 17 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Śītalāṣṭamī 1982 falls on Wednesday 17 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 11:56 on Wed 17 Mar to 14:32 on Thu 18 Mar and covers 17 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 17 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 17 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 17 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 17th | Covered | Madhyāhna 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:56 → 22:32 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:56 → 00:32 | 11:35 | 48 min | 11:35 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:56 → 01:32 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 23:56 → 02:32 | 11:51 | 48 min | 11:50 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| London | 03:56 → 06:32 | 11:45 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Durban | 05:56 → 08:32 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Dubai | 07:56 → 10:32 | 12:03 | 48 min | 12:03 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Delhi | 09:26 → 12:02 | 12:06 | 48 min | 12:06 | 0 min | 17 Mar |
| Kolkata | 09:26 → 12:02 | 11:21 | 48 min | 11:21 | 42 min | 17 Mar |
| Singapore | 11:56 → 14:32 | 12:49 | 48 min | 12:49 | 48 min | 17 Mar |
| Sydney | 14:56 → 17:32 | 12:39 | 0 min | 12:39 | 48 min | 18 Mar |
| Suva | 15:56 → 18:32 | 11:51 | 0 min | 11:50 | 48 min | 18 Mar |