Midday of Thursday 4 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:20 12:08 madhyāhna ends
10:3210:5611:2011:4412:0812:3212:56
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 2097
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 335 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 4 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 5 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 17:43 on Thu 4 Apr to 19:54 on Fri 5 Apr.
2097-04-04T09:42:39Z → 2097-04-05T11:54:29Z
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 0 of 48 minutes on the 4th and 48 of 48 on the 5th.
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 20102 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Daqing, 2097: Friday 5 April.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Śītalāṣṭamī 2097 falls on Friday 5 April. Aṣṭamī runs from 17:43 on Thu 4 Apr to 19:54 on Fri 5 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 5 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 5 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 5 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 | 02:43 → 04:54 | 12:32 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Chicago | 04:43 → 06:54 | 12:30 | 48 min | 12:30 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Jersey City | 05:43 → 07:54 | 12:36 | 48 min | 12:35 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 05:43 → 07:54 | 11:45 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| London | 10:43 → 12:54 | 12:40 | 48 min | 12:40 | 15 min | 4 Apr |
| Durban | 11:43 → 13:54 | 11:35 | 40 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 4 Apr |
| Dubai | 13:43 → 15:54 | 11:58 | 0 min | 11:58 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Delhi | 15:13 → 17:24 | 12:00 | 0 min | 12:00 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Kolkata | 15:13 → 17:24 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Singapore | 17:43 → 19:54 | 12:44 | 0 min | 12:43 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Sydney | 20:43 → 22:54 | 12:34 | 0 min | 12:34 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Suva | 21:43 → 23:54 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 5 Apr |