Dawn of Friday 8 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
05:30 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:19
05:0605:3005:5406:1806:4207:0607:30
109 of 109 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 1946
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 119 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Friday 8 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
109 of 109 minutes covered
Dawn of Saturday 9 February
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 108 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 03:31 on Fri 8 Feb to 01:29 on Sat 9 Feb.
1946-02-07T19:31:23Z → 1946-02-08T17:28:43Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:30–07:19 on the 8th, 05:30–07:18 on the 9th.
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 8th and 0 of 108 on the 9th.
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 7145 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 1946: Friday 8 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 1946 falls on Friday 8 February. Saptamī runs from 03:31 on Fri 8 Feb to 01:29 on Sat 9 Feb and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 8 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 8 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 8 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 7th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:31 → 09:29 | 05:00 | 0 min | 04:59 | 106 min | 8 Feb |
| Chicago | 13:31 → 11:29 | 05:07 | 0 min | 05:06 | 110 min | 8 Feb |
| Jersey City | 14:31 → 12:29 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:11 | 109 min | 8 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 15:31 → 13:29 | 04:51 | 0 min | 04:50 | 98 min | 8 Feb |
| London | 19:31 → 17:29 | 05:34 | 0 min | 05:33 | 116 min | 8 Feb |
| Durban | 21:31 → 19:29 | 04:04 | 0 min | 04:05 | 85 min | 8 Feb |
| Dubai | 23:31 → 21:29 | 05:16 | 0 min | 05:16 | 103 min | 8 Feb |
| Delhi | 01:01 → 22:59 | 05:22 | 0 min | 05:22 | 104 min | 8 Feb |
| Kolkata | 01:01 → 22:59 | 04:32 | 0 min | 04:31 | 102 min | 8 Feb |
| Singapore | 03:01 → 00:59 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:12 | 96 min | 8 Feb |
| Sydney | 05:31 → 03:29 | 03:59 | 0 min | 04:00 | 0 min | 8 Feb |
| Suva | 07:31 → 05:29 | 04:27 | 0 min | 04:27 | 0 min | 9 Feb |