Midday of Wednesday 12 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:26 12:14 madhyāhna ends
10:3811:0211:2611:5012:1412:3813:02
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 2053
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 230 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 12 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 13 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 05:09 on Wed 12 Mar to 07:36 on Thu 13 Mar.
2053-03-11T21:08:41Z → 2053-03-12T23:35:41Z
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 48 of 48 minutes on the 12th and 0 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 13811 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Daqing, 2053: Wednesday 12 March.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Śītalāṣṭamī 2053 falls on Wednesday 12 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 05:09 on Wed 12 Mar to 07:36 on Thu 13 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 12 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 12 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 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 11th | Covered | Madhyāhna 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:09 → 16:36 | 12:39 | 0 min | 12:39 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Chicago | 16:09 → 18:36 | 12:37 | 0 min | 12:37 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Jersey City | 17:09 → 19:36 | 12:42 | 0 min | 12:42 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 17:09 → 19:36 | 11:52 | 0 min | 11:52 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| London | 21:09 → 23:36 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Durban | 23:09 → 01:36 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Dubai | 01:09 → 03:36 | 12:05 | 0 min | 12:05 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Delhi | 02:39 → 05:06 | 12:07 | 0 min | 12:07 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Kolkata | 02:39 → 05:06 | 11:23 | 0 min | 11:22 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Singapore | 05:09 → 07:36 | 12:51 | 0 min | 12:50 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Sydney | 08:09 → 10:36 | 12:41 | 0 min | 12:41 | 48 min | 12 Mar |
| Suva | 09:09 → 11:36 | 11:52 | 0 min | 11:52 | 48 min | 12 Mar |