Śītalāṣṭamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Aṣṭamī runs from 11:11 on Thu 4 Apr to 11:58 on Fri 5 Apr.

   2002-04-04T03:10:37Z → 2002-04-05T03:58:28Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:55–12:43 on the 4th, 11:54–12:42 on the 5th.

   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 4th and 4 of 48 on the 5th.

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

   Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.

   priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 249 s < 300 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Śītalāṣṭamī, Puning, 2002: Thursday 4 April.

   confidence: boundary (margin)

In Puning, Śītalāṣṭamī 2002 falls on Thursday 4 April. Aṣṭamī runs from 11:11 on Thu 4 Apr to 11:58 on Fri 5 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 4 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken. It is 4 min 09 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.

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.