Dawn of Friday 23 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
05:40 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:32
05:1605:4006:0406:2806:5207:1607:4008:04
113 of 113 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 1942
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 246 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Friday 23 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
113 of 113 minutes covered
Dawn of Saturday 24 January
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 113 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 23:54 on Thu 22 Jan to 01:33 on Sat 24 Jan.
1942-01-22T15:53:47Z → 1942-01-23T17:33:16Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:40–07:32 on the 23rd, 05:39–07:32 on the 24th.
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 23rd and 0 of 113 on the 24th.
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 14756 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 1942: Friday 23 January.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 1942 falls on Friday 23 January. Saptamī runs from 23:54 on Thu 22 Jan to 01:33 on Sat 24 Jan and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 23 Jan |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 23 Jan |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 23 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 22nd | Covered | Aruṇodaya 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:54 → 09:33 | 05:07 | 0 min | 05:06 | 110 min | 23 Jan |
| Chicago | 09:54 → 11:33 | 05:18 | 0 min | 05:17 | 115 min | 23 Jan |
| Jersey City | 10:54 → 12:33 | 05:21 | 0 min | 05:21 | 114 min | 23 Jan |
| Port of Spain | 11:54 → 13:33 | 04:51 | 0 min | 04:51 | 99 min | 23 Jan |
| London | 16:54 → 18:33 | 06:50 | 0 min | 06:50 | 123 min | 23 Jan |
| Durban | 17:54 → 19:33 | 03:53 | 0 min | 03:54 | 82 min | 23 Jan |
| Dubai | 19:54 → 21:33 | 05:20 | 0 min | 05:20 | 105 min | 23 Jan |
| Delhi | 22:24 → 00:03 | 06:27 | 0 min | 06:27 | 107 min | 23 Jan |
| Kolkata | 22:24 → 00:03 | 05:35 | 0 min | 05:35 | 104 min | 23 Jan |
| Singapore | 23:24 → 01:03 | 05:09 | 0 min | 05:09 | 96 min | 23 Jan |
| Sydney | 02:54 → 04:33 | 04:46 | 0 min | 04:47 | 80 min | 23 Jan |
| Suva | 03:54 → 05:33 | 04:19 | 0 min | 04:20 | 88 min | 23 Jan |