Midday of Saturday 26 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 · 2011
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 182 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 26 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 27 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 08:06 on Sat 26 Mar to 08:20 on Sun 27 Mar.
2011-03-26T00:05:54Z → 2011-03-27T00:20:22Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:22–12:10 on the 26th, 11:22–12:10 on the 27th.
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 26th and 0 of 48 on the 27th.
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 10898 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Daqing, 2011: Saturday 26 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Śītalāṣṭamī 2011 falls on Saturday 26 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 08:06 on Sat 26 Mar to 08:20 on Sun 27 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 26 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 26 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 26 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 26th | Covered | Madhyāhna 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:06 → 17:20 | 12:35 | 48 min | 12:35 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Chicago | 19:06 → 19:20 | 12:33 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Jersey City | 20:06 → 20:20 | 12:38 | 48 min | 12:38 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 20:06 → 20:20 | 11:48 | 48 min | 11:48 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| London | 00:06 → 00:20 | 11:43 | 48 min | 12:42 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Durban | 02:06 → 02:20 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Dubai | 04:06 → 04:20 | 12:01 | 48 min | 12:00 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Delhi | 05:36 → 05:50 | 12:03 | 48 min | 12:03 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Kolkata | 05:36 → 05:50 | 11:19 | 48 min | 11:18 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Singapore | 08:06 → 08:20 | 12:46 | 48 min | 12:46 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Sydney | 11:06 → 11:20 | 12:37 | 48 min | 12:37 | 0 min | 26 Mar |
| Suva | 12:06 → 12:20 | 11:48 | 30 min | 11:48 | 33 min | 26 Mar |