Śītalāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 05:14 on Sun 30 Mar to 03:38 on Mon 31 Mar.

   2092-03-29T21:14:25Z → 2092-03-30T19:38:15Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:21–12:09 on the 30th, 11:21–12:09 on the 31st.

   madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
3. ३Step 3, Rule

   Aṣṭamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 30th and 0 of 48 on the 31st.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 21994 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Śītalāṣṭamī, Daqing, 2092: Sunday 30 March.

   confidence: determinate

In Daqing, Śītalāṣṭamī 2092 falls on Sunday 30 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 05:14 on Sun 30 Mar to 03:38 on Mon 31 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

Month

Phālguna, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Kṛṣṇa · Aṣṭamī

Kāla

Madhyāhna

Priority

Pūrvaviddhā

Tie-break

First day

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 105

K 8 Sitalastami, (purvaviddha) Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105.