Ruling · Durgā Saptamī · 1921
Determinatein Algiers, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 7 min 47 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas.
Morning of Friday 7 October
Saptamī holds for 39 of 46 minutes of the first muhūrta after sunrise, not all of it. Not taken.
39 of 46 minutes covered, the last 39
Morning of Saturday 8 October
Taken. The only morning Saptamī reaches.
46 of 46 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 05:55 on Fri 7 Oct to 07:17 on Sat 8 Oct.
1921-10-07T05:55:27Z → 1921-10-08T07:17:15Z
Kāla
The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas: 05:48–06:34 on the 7th, 05:49–06:35 on the 8th.
udaya-1: day-muhurta-1-1 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must hold through the first muhūrta after sunrise. It covers 39 of 46 minutes on the 7th and 46 of 46 on the 8th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one morning qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 467 s
Ruling
Durgā Saptamī, Algiers, 1921: Saturday 8 October.
confidence: determinate
In Algiers, Durgā Saptamī 1921 falls on Saturday 8 October. Saptamī runs from 05:55 on Fri 7 Oct to 07:17 on Sat 8 Oct and covers all of the first muhūrta after sunrise that morning.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 8 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 8 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 8 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Algiers. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/durga-saptami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 7 Durga saptami (paraviddha) — covering one muhurta from sunrise” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Saptamī | Sunrise 7th | Covered | Sunrise 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:55 → 23:17 | 05:52 | 46 min | 05:53 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Chicago | 00:55 → 02:17 | 06:54 | 46 min | 06:55 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Jersey City | 00:55 → 02:17 | 05:59 | 46 min | 06:00 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 01:55 → 03:17 | 05:55 | 48 min | 05:55 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| London | 05:55 → 07:17 | 06:10 | 45 min | 06:12 | 45 min | 8 Oct |
| Durban | 07:55 → 09:17 | 05:28 | 0 min | 05:27 | 50 min | 8 Oct |
| Dubai | 09:55 → 11:17 | 06:13 | 0 min | 06:14 | 47 min | 8 Oct |
| Delhi | 11:25 → 12:47 | 06:17 | 0 min | 06:18 | 47 min | 8 Oct |
| Kolkata | 11:25 → 12:47 | 05:30 | 0 min | 05:30 | 47 min | 8 Oct |
| Singapore | 12:55 → 14:17 | 05:50 | 0 min | 05:50 | 48 min | 8 Oct |
| Sydney | 15:55 → 17:17 | 05:26 | 0 min | 05:24 | 51 min | 8 Oct |
| Suva | 17:55 → 19:17 | 05:44 | 0 min | 05:44 | 49 min | 8 Oct |