Midday of Thursday 4 April
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 11:20 12:08 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 11:10:37
10:3210:5611:2011:4412:0812:3212:56
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 2002
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 8 min 48 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 4 April
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 5 April
Qualifies with 39 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
39 of 48 minutes covered, the first 39
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 11:11 on Thu 4 Apr to 11:58 on Fri 5 Apr.
2002-04-04T03:10:37Z → 2002-04-05T03:58:28Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:20–12:08 on the 4th, 11:19–12:07 on the 5th.
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 4th and 39 of 48 on the 5th.
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 528 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Daqing, 2002: Thursday 4 April.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Śītalāṣṭamī 2002 falls on Thursday 4 April. Aṣṭamī runs from 11:11 on Thu 4 Apr to 11:58 on Fri 5 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 39 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 4 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 4 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 4 Apr |
| 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 4th | Covered | Madhyāhna 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:11 → 19:58 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Chicago | 21:11 → 21:58 | 11:30 | 48 min | 11:30 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Jersey City | 22:11 → 22:58 | 11:36 | 48 min | 11:35 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 23:11 → 23:58 | 11:45 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| London | 04:11 → 04:58 | 12:40 | 48 min | 12:40 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Durban | 05:11 → 05:58 | 11:35 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Dubai | 07:11 → 07:58 | 11:58 | 48 min | 11:58 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Delhi | 08:41 → 09:28 | 12:00 | 48 min | 12:00 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Kolkata | 08:41 → 09:28 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Singapore | 11:11 → 11:58 | 12:44 | 48 min | 12:43 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Sydney | 13:11 → 13:58 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Suva | 15:11 → 15:58 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 5 Apr |