Dawn of Monday 7 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
05:31 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:20
05:0705:3105:5506:1906:4307:0707:31
109 of 109 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 1938
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 422 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Monday 7 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
109 of 109 minutes covered
Dawn of Tuesday 8 February
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 109 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 22:29 on Sun 6 Feb to 21:17 on Mon 7 Feb.
1938-02-06T14:29:28Z → 1938-02-07T13:17:23Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:31–07:20 on the 7th, 05:31–07:19 on the 8th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 109 of 109 minutes on the 7th and 0 of 109 on the 8th.
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 25307 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 1938: Monday 7 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 1938 falls on Monday 7 February. Saptamī runs from 22:29 on Sun 6 Feb to 21:17 on Mon 7 Feb and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 7 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 7 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 7 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 6th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:29 → 05:17 | 05:00 | 17 min | 05:00 | 18 min | 7 Feb |
| Chicago | 08:29 → 07:17 | 05:08 | 0 min | 05:07 | 110 min | 7 Feb |
| Jersey City | 09:29 → 08:17 | 05:12 | 0 min | 05:12 | 110 min | 7 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 10:29 → 09:17 | 04:51 | 0 min | 04:51 | 98 min | 7 Feb |
| London | 14:29 → 13:17 | 05:36 | 0 min | 05:34 | 116 min | 7 Feb |
| Durban | 16:29 → 15:17 | 04:04 | 0 min | 04:04 | 85 min | 7 Feb |
| Dubai | 18:29 → 17:17 | 05:17 | 0 min | 05:16 | 103 min | 7 Feb |
| Delhi | 19:59 → 18:47 | 05:23 | 0 min | 05:22 | 104 min | 7 Feb |
| Kolkata | 19:59 → 18:47 | 04:32 | 0 min | 04:32 | 102 min | 7 Feb |
| Singapore | 21:49 → 20:37 | 05:01 | 0 min | 05:01 | 96 min | 7 Feb |
| Sydney | 00:29 → 23:17 | 03:58 | 0 min | 03:59 | 83 min | 7 Feb |
| Suva | 02:29 → 01:17 | 04:26 | 0 min | 04:27 | 89 min | 7 Feb |