Dawn of Sunday 25 January
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 112 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 1931
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 580 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Sunday 25 January
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 112 minutes covered
Dawn of Monday 26 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
112 of 112 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 17:12 on Sun 25 Jan to 19:17 on Mon 26 Jan.
1931-01-25T09:11:49Z → 1931-01-26T11:16:58Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:39–07:31 on the 25th, 05:39–07:31 on the 26th.
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 25th and 112 of 112 on the 26th.
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 34828 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 1931: Monday 26 January.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 1931 falls on Monday 26 January. Saptamī runs from 17:12 on Sun 25 Jan to 19:17 on Mon 26 Jan and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 26 Jan |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 26 Jan |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 26 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 25th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:12 → 03:17 | 05:06 | 109 min | 05:06 | 0 min | 25 Jan |
| Chicago | 03:12 → 05:17 | 05:16 | 114 min | 05:16 | 1 min | 25 Jan |
| Jersey City | 04:12 → 06:17 | 05:20 | 113 min | 05:20 | 57 min | 25 Jan |
| Port of Spain | 05:12 → 07:17 | 04:51 | 78 min | 04:51 | 99 min | 26 Jan |
| London | 09:12 → 11:17 | 05:48 | 0 min | 05:47 | 122 min | 26 Jan |
| Durban | 11:12 → 13:17 | 03:55 | 0 min | 03:56 | 83 min | 26 Jan |
| Dubai | 13:12 → 15:17 | 05:20 | 0 min | 05:20 | 105 min | 26 Jan |
| Delhi | 14:42 → 16:47 | 05:27 | 0 min | 05:26 | 107 min | 26 Jan |
| Kolkata | 14:42 → 16:47 | 04:35 | 0 min | 04:34 | 104 min | 26 Jan |
| Singapore | 16:12 → 18:17 | 04:40 | 0 min | 04:40 | 96 min | 26 Jan |
| Sydney | 19:12 → 21:17 | 03:48 | 0 min | 03:49 | 81 min | 26 Jan |
| Suva | 21:12 → 23:17 | 04:21 | 0 min | 04:21 | 88 min | 26 Jan |