Midday of Saturday 21 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:24 12:12 madhyāhna ends
10:3611:0011:2411:4812:1212:3613:00
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1998
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 461 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 21 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 22 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 03:23 on Sat 21 Mar to 03:42 on Sun 22 Mar.
1998-03-20T19:22:40Z → 1998-03-21T19:42:10Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:24–12:12 on the 21st, 11:23–12:11 on the 22nd.
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 21st and 0 of 48 on the 22nd.
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 27677 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Daqing, 1998: Saturday 21 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Śītalāṣṭamī 1998 falls on Saturday 21 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 03:23 on Sat 21 Mar to 03:42 on Sun 22 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 21 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 21 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 21 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 20th | Covered | Madhyāhna 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:23 → 11:42 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:36 | 6 min | 20 Mar |
| Chicago | 13:23 → 13:42 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 21 Mar |
| Jersey City | 14:23 → 14:42 | 11:40 | 0 min | 11:40 | 48 min | 21 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 15:23 → 15:42 | 11:50 | 0 min | 11:49 | 48 min | 21 Mar |
| London | 19:23 → 19:42 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 21 Mar |
| Durban | 21:23 → 21:42 | 11:39 | 0 min | 11:39 | 48 min | 21 Mar |
| Dubai | 23:23 → 23:42 | 12:03 | 0 min | 12:02 | 48 min | 21 Mar |
| Delhi | 00:53 → 01:12 | 12:05 | 0 min | 12:05 | 48 min | 21 Mar |
| Kolkata | 00:53 → 01:12 | 11:20 | 0 min | 11:20 | 48 min | 21 Mar |
| Singapore | 03:23 → 03:42 | 12:48 | 0 min | 12:48 | 48 min | 21 Mar |
| Sydney | 06:23 → 06:42 | 12:39 | 0 min | 12:38 | 48 min | 21 Mar |
| Suva | 07:23 → 07:42 | 11:50 | 0 min | 11:50 | 48 min | 21 Mar |