Dawn of Saturday 16 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
05:24 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:10
05:0005:2405:4806:1206:3607:0007:24
106 of 106 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 1929
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 394 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Saturday 16 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
106 of 106 minutes covered
Dawn of Sunday 17 February
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 106 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 22:49 on Fri 15 Feb to 21:15 on Sat 16 Feb.
1929-02-15T14:49:24Z → 1929-02-16T13:15:23Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:24–07:10 on the 16th, 05:23–07:08 on the 17th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 106 of 106 minutes on the 16th and 0 of 106 on the 17th.
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 23657 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 1929: Saturday 16 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 1929 falls on Saturday 16 February. Saptamī runs from 22:49 on Fri 15 Feb to 21:15 on Sat 16 Feb and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 16 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 16 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 16 Feb |
| 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 15th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:49 → 05:15 | 04:54 | 0 min | 04:53 | 22 min | 16 Feb |
| Chicago | 08:49 → 07:15 | 05:00 | 0 min | 04:59 | 107 min | 16 Feb |
| Jersey City | 09:49 → 08:15 | 05:04 | 0 min | 05:03 | 107 min | 16 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 10:49 → 09:15 | 04:49 | 0 min | 04:49 | 98 min | 16 Feb |
| London | 14:49 → 13:15 | 05:23 | 0 min | 05:22 | 112 min | 16 Feb |
| Durban | 16:49 → 15:15 | 04:09 | 0 min | 04:10 | 87 min | 16 Feb |
| Dubai | 18:49 → 17:15 | 05:12 | 0 min | 05:12 | 101 min | 16 Feb |
| Delhi | 20:19 → 18:45 | 05:18 | 0 min | 05:17 | 103 min | 16 Feb |
| Kolkata | 20:19 → 18:45 | 04:28 | 0 min | 04:28 | 101 min | 16 Feb |
| Singapore | 21:49 → 20:15 | 04:41 | 0 min | 04:41 | 95 min | 16 Feb |
| Sydney | 00:49 → 23:15 | 04:05 | 0 min | 04:05 | 86 min | 16 Feb |
| Suva | 02:49 → 01:15 | 04:29 | 0 min | 04:30 | 91 min | 16 Feb |