Midday of Wednesday 25 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:41 12:29 madhyāhna ends
10:5311:1711:4112:0512:2912:5313:17
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 1908
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 436 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 25 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 26 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 04:25 on Wed 25 Mar to 02:44 on Thu 26 Mar.
1908-03-25T01:19:14Z → 1908-03-25T23:38:04Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:41–12:29 on the 25th, 11:41–12:29 on the 26th.
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 25th and 0 of 48 on the 26th.
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 26174 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Riyadh, 1908: Wednesday 25 March.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Śītalāṣṭamī 1908 falls on Wednesday 25 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 04:25 on Wed 25 Mar to 02:44 on Thu 26 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 25 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 25 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 25 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Riyadh. | ||
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 25th | Covered | Madhyāhna 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:19 → 15:38 | 11:35 | 48 min | 11:35 | 0 min | 25 Mar |
| Chicago | 19:19 → 17:38 | 11:33 | 48 min | 11:33 | 0 min | 25 Mar |
| Jersey City | 20:19 → 18:38 | 11:39 | 48 min | 11:38 | 0 min | 25 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 21:19 → 19:38 | 11:48 | 48 min | 11:48 | 0 min | 25 Mar |
| London | 01:19 → 23:38 | 11:43 | 48 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 25 Mar |
| Durban | 03:19 → 01:38 | 11:38 | 48 min | 11:38 | 0 min | 25 Mar |
| Dubai | 05:00 → 03:19 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 25 Mar |
| Delhi | 06:49 → 05:08 | 12:03 | 48 min | 12:03 | 0 min | 25 Mar |
| Kolkata | 06:49 → 05:08 | 11:19 | 48 min | 11:19 | 0 min | 25 Mar |
| Singapore | 08:19 → 06:38 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 25 Mar |
| Sydney | 11:19 → 09:38 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 25 Mar |
| Suva | 13:14 → 11:33 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 26 Mar |