Dawn of Friday 22 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
05:40 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:33
05:1605:4006:0406:2806:5207:1607:4008:04
113 of 113 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 1915
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 321 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Friday 22 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
113 of 113 minutes covered
Dawn of Saturday 23 January
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 113 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 22:09 on Thu 21 Jan to 00:19 on Sat 23 Jan.
1915-01-21T14:09:29Z → 1915-01-22T16:19:12Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:40–07:33 on the 22nd, 05:40–07:33 on the 23rd.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 113 of 113 minutes on the 22nd and 0 of 113 on the 23rd.
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 19237 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 1915: Friday 22 January.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 1915 falls on Friday 22 January. Saptamī runs from 22:09 on Thu 21 Jan to 00:19 on Sat 23 Jan and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 22 Jan |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 22 Jan |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 22 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 21st | Covered | Aruṇodaya 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:09 → 08:19 | 05:07 | 48 min | 05:07 | 110 min | 22 Jan |
| Chicago | 08:09 → 10:19 | 05:18 | 0 min | 05:18 | 115 min | 22 Jan |
| Jersey City | 09:09 → 11:19 | 05:22 | 0 min | 05:22 | 114 min | 22 Jan |
| Port of Spain | 10:09 → 12:19 | 04:50 | 0 min | 04:51 | 99 min | 22 Jan |
| London | 14:09 → 16:19 | 05:52 | 0 min | 05:51 | 123 min | 22 Jan |
| Durban | 16:09 → 18:19 | 03:52 | 0 min | 03:53 | 82 min | 22 Jan |
| Dubai | 17:50 → 20:00 | 05:01 | 0 min | 05:01 | 105 min | 22 Jan |
| Delhi | 19:39 → 21:49 | 05:27 | 0 min | 05:27 | 107 min | 22 Jan |
| Kolkata | 19:39 → 21:49 | 04:35 | 0 min | 04:35 | 104 min | 22 Jan |
| Singapore | 21:09 → 23:19 | 04:39 | 0 min | 04:39 | 96 min | 22 Jan |
| Sydney | 00:09 → 02:19 | 03:45 | 0 min | 03:46 | 80 min | 22 Jan |
| Suva | 02:04 → 04:14 | 04:13 | 0 min | 04:14 | 88 min | 22 Jan |