Dawn of Saturday 26 January
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
05:39 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:31
05:1505:3906:0306:2706:5107:1507:3908:03
0 of 112 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 1901
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 39 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Saturday 26 January
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 112 minutes covered
Dawn of Sunday 27 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
72 of 112 minutes covered, the first 72
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 08:57 on Sat 26 Jan to 06:50 on Sun 27 Jan.
1901-01-26T00:57:01Z → 1901-01-26T22:50:23Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:39–07:31 on the 26th, 05:38–07:30 on the 27th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 0 of 112 minutes on the 26th and 72 of 112 on the 27th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Only one dawn qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 2368 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 1901: Sunday 27 January.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 1901 falls on Sunday 27 January. Saptamī runs from 08:57 on Sat 26 Jan to 06:50 on Sun 27 Jan and covers 72 of 112 minutes of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 27 Jan |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 27 Jan |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 27 Jan |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/ratha-saptami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 7 Ratha saptami (covering 4 ghatikas before sunrise), Acala saptami, Vidhana saptami, Arogya saptami [purvaviddha].” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Saptamī | Aruṇodaya 26th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:57 → 14:50 | 05:06 | 109 min | 05:05 | 0 min | 26 Jan |
| Chicago | 18:57 → 16:50 | 05:16 | 114 min | 05:15 | 0 min | 26 Jan |
| Jersey City | 19:57 → 17:50 | 05:20 | 113 min | 05:19 | 0 min | 26 Jan |
| Port of Spain | 20:57 → 18:50 | 04:51 | 99 min | 04:51 | 0 min | 26 Jan |
| London | 00:57 → 22:50 | 05:47 | 122 min | 05:46 | 0 min | 26 Jan |
| Durban | 02:27 → 00:20 | 03:26 | 83 min | 03:27 | 0 min | 26 Jan |
| Dubai | 04:38 → 02:31 | 05:01 | 105 min | 05:00 | 0 min | 26 Jan |
| Delhi | 06:18 → 04:11 | 05:17 | 46 min | 05:17 | 0 min | 26 Jan |
| Kolkata | 06:18 → 04:11 | 04:25 | 0 min | 04:25 | 0 min | 26 Jan |
| Singapore | 07:52 → 05:45 | 04:35 | 0 min | 04:35 | 70 min | 27 Jan |
| Sydney | 10:57 → 08:50 | 03:50 | 0 min | 03:50 | 81 min | 27 Jan |
| Suva | 12:52 → 10:45 | 04:16 | 0 min | 04:17 | 88 min | 27 Jan |