Midday of Saturday 28 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 11:55 12:43 madhyāhna ends
Aṣṭamī begins 11:49:37
11:0711:3111:5512:1912:4313:0713:31
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1981
Determinatein Multan, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 5 min 51 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 28 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 29 March
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 11:50 on Sat 28 Mar to 13:09 on Sun 29 Mar.
1981-03-28T06:49:37Z → 1981-03-29T08:08:33Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:55–12:43 on the 28th, 11:55–12:43 on the 29th.
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 28th and 48 of 48 on the 29th.
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 351 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Multan, 1981: Saturday 28 March.
confidence: determinate
In Multan, Śītalāṣṭamī 1981 falls on Saturday 28 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 11:50 on Sat 28 Mar to 13:09 on Sun 29 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 28 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 28 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 28 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Multan. | ||
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 28th | Covered | Madhyāhna 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:50 → 00:09 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Chicago | 00:50 → 02:09 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Jersey City | 01:50 → 03:09 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 02:50 → 04:09 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| London | 06:50 → 09:09 | 11:42 | 48 min | 12:42 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Durban | 08:50 → 10:09 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:36 | 0 min | 28 Mar |
| Dubai | 10:50 → 12:09 | 12:00 | 48 min | 12:00 | 9 min | 28 Mar |
| Delhi | 12:20 → 13:39 | 12:02 | 31 min | 12:02 | 48 min | 28 Mar |
| Kolkata | 12:20 → 13:39 | 11:18 | 0 min | 11:18 | 48 min | 29 Mar |
| Singapore | 14:20 → 15:39 | 12:16 | 0 min | 12:15 | 48 min | 29 Mar |
| Sydney | 16:50 → 18:09 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 29 Mar |
| Suva | 18:50 → 20:09 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 29 Mar |