Midday of Thursday 3 September
Taken. The only midday Saptamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:02 12:50 madhyāhna ends
11:1411:3812:0212:2612:5013:1413:38
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalā Saptamī · 2026
Determinatein Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 456 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 3 September
Taken. The only midday Saptamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Friday 4 September
Saptamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 04:27 on Thu 3 Sep to 02:26 on Fri 4 Sep.
2026-09-02T22:56:37Z → 2026-09-03T20:55:57Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:02–12:50 on the 3rd, 12:02–12:50 on the 4th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 3rd and 0 of 48 on the 4th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 27333 s
Ruling
Śītalā Saptamī, Ujjain, 2026: Thursday 3 September.
confidence: determinate
In Ujjain, Śītalā Saptamī 2026 falls on Thursday 3 September. Saptamī runs from 04:27 on Thu 3 Sep to 02:26 on Fri 4 Sep and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 3 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 3 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 3 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Ujjain. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/shitala-saptami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 7 Sitala saptami (purvaviddha).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 103.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Saptamī | Madhyāhna 2nd | Covered | Madhyāhna 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:57 → 13:56 | 12:28 | 0 min | 12:28 | 48 min | 3 Sep |
| Chicago | 17:57 → 15:56 | 12:26 | 0 min | 12:26 | 48 min | 3 Sep |
| Jersey City | 18:57 → 16:56 | 12:32 | 0 min | 12:31 | 48 min | 3 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 18:57 → 16:56 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 3 Sep |
| London | 23:57 → 21:56 | 12:36 | 0 min | 12:35 | 48 min | 3 Sep |
| Durban | 00:57 → 22:56 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 3 Sep |
| Dubai | 02:57 → 00:56 | 11:54 | 0 min | 11:54 | 48 min | 3 Sep |
| Delhi | 04:27 → 02:26 | 11:57 | 0 min | 11:56 | 48 min | 3 Sep |
| Kolkata | 04:27 → 02:26 | 11:12 | 0 min | 11:12 | 48 min | 3 Sep |
| Singapore | 06:57 → 04:56 | 12:40 | 0 min | 12:40 | 48 min | 3 Sep |
| Sydney | 08:57 → 06:56 | 11:31 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 3 Sep |
| Suva | 10:57 → 08:56 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 3 Sep |