Midday of Thursday 4 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:44 13:32 madhyāhna ends
11:5612:2012:4413:0813:3213:5614:20
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 2002
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 255 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 4 April
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 5 April
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 07:41 on Thu 4 Apr to 08:28 on Fri 5 Apr.
2002-04-04T03:10:37Z → 2002-04-05T03:58:28Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:44–13:32 on the 4th, 12:43–13:31 on the 5th.
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 4th and 0 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 15294 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Tehran, 2002: Thursday 4 April.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Śītalāṣṭamī 2002 falls on Thursday 4 April. Aṣṭamī runs from 07:41 on Thu 4 Apr to 08:28 on Fri 5 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 4 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 4 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 4 Apr |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Tehran. | ||
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 | 19:11 → 19:58 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Chicago | 21:11 → 21:58 | 11:30 | 48 min | 11:30 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Jersey City | 22:11 → 22:58 | 11:36 | 48 min | 11:35 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 23:11 → 23:58 | 11:45 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| London | 04:11 → 04:58 | 12:40 | 48 min | 12:40 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Durban | 05:11 → 05:58 | 11:35 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Dubai | 07:11 → 07:58 | 11:58 | 48 min | 11:58 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Delhi | 08:41 → 09:28 | 12:00 | 48 min | 12:00 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Kolkata | 08:41 → 09:28 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Singapore | 11:11 → 11:58 | 12:44 | 48 min | 12:43 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Sydney | 13:11 → 13:58 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Suva | 15:11 → 15:58 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 5 Apr |