Midday of Wednesday 11 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 12:13 13:01 madhyāhna ends
11:2511:4912:1312:3713:0113:2513:49
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Śītalāṣṭamī · 2026
Determinatein Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 473 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 11 March
Taken. The only midday Aṣṭamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 12 March
Aṣṭamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Aṣṭamī runs from 01:55 on Wed 11 Mar to 04:20 on Thu 12 Mar.
2026-03-10T20:24:49Z → 2026-03-11T22:49:58Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:13–13:01 on the 11th, 12:13–13:01 on the 12th.
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 11th and 0 of 48 on the 12th.
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 28371 s
Ruling
Śītalāṣṭamī, Ujjain, 2026: Wednesday 11 March.
confidence: determinate
In Ujjain, Śītalāṣṭamī 2026 falls on Wednesday 11 March. Aṣṭamī runs from 01:55 on Wed 11 Mar to 04:20 on Thu 12 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 11 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 11 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 11 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Ujjain. | ||
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 10th | Covered | Madhyāhna 11th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:25 → 15:50 | 12:39 | 3 min | 12:39 | 48 min | 10 Mar |
| Chicago | 15:25 → 17:50 | 12:37 | 0 min | 12:37 | 48 min | 11 Mar |
| Jersey City | 16:25 → 18:50 | 12:43 | 0 min | 12:43 | 48 min | 11 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 16:25 → 18:50 | 11:52 | 0 min | 11:52 | 48 min | 11 Mar |
| London | 20:25 → 22:50 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 11 Mar |
| Durban | 22:25 → 00:50 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 11 Mar |
| Dubai | 00:25 → 02:50 | 12:05 | 0 min | 12:05 | 48 min | 11 Mar |
| Delhi | 01:55 → 04:20 | 12:08 | 0 min | 12:07 | 48 min | 11 Mar |
| Kolkata | 01:55 → 04:20 | 11:23 | 0 min | 11:23 | 48 min | 11 Mar |
| Singapore | 04:25 → 06:50 | 12:51 | 0 min | 12:51 | 48 min | 11 Mar |
| Sydney | 07:25 → 09:50 | 12:41 | 0 min | 12:41 | 48 min | 11 Mar |
| Suva | 08:25 → 10:50 | 11:53 | 0 min | 11:52 | 48 min | 11 Mar |