Dawn of Sunday 20 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
05:41 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:34
05:1705:4106:0506:2906:5307:1707:4108:05
114 of 114 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 1907
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 98 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Sunday 20 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
114 of 114 minutes covered
Dawn of Monday 21 January
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 113 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 03:16 on Sun 20 Jan to 04:02 on Mon 21 Jan.
1907-01-19T19:16:10Z → 1907-01-20T20:02:20Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:41–07:34 on the 20th, 05:41–07:34 on the 21st.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 114 of 114 minutes on the 20th and 0 of 113 on the 21st.
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 5891 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 1907: Sunday 20 January.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 1907 falls on Sunday 20 January. Saptamī runs from 03:16 on Sun 20 Jan to 04:02 on Mon 21 Jan and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 20 Jan |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 20 Jan |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 20 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 19th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:16 → 12:02 | 05:07 | 0 min | 05:07 | 110 min | 20 Jan |
| Chicago | 13:16 → 14:02 | 05:19 | 0 min | 05:19 | 115 min | 20 Jan |
| Jersey City | 14:16 → 15:02 | 05:23 | 0 min | 05:22 | 115 min | 20 Jan |
| Port of Spain | 15:16 → 16:02 | 04:50 | 0 min | 04:50 | 99 min | 20 Jan |
| London | 19:16 → 20:02 | 05:53 | 0 min | 05:52 | 124 min | 20 Jan |
| Durban | 21:16 → 22:02 | 03:51 | 0 min | 03:52 | 82 min | 20 Jan |
| Dubai | 22:57 → 23:43 | 05:01 | 0 min | 05:01 | 106 min | 20 Jan |
| Delhi | 00:46 → 01:32 | 05:27 | 0 min | 05:27 | 108 min | 20 Jan |
| Kolkata | 00:46 → 01:32 | 04:35 | 0 min | 04:35 | 105 min | 20 Jan |
| Singapore | 02:16 → 03:02 | 04:38 | 0 min | 04:38 | 96 min | 20 Jan |
| Sydney | 05:16 → 06:02 | 03:44 | 0 min | 03:44 | 0 min | 21 Jan |
| Suva | 07:11 → 07:57 | 04:12 | 0 min | 04:13 | 0 min | 21 Jan |