Dawn of Thursday 31 January
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
05:36 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:27
05:1205:3606:0006:2406:4807:1207:3608:00
0 of 111 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 1963
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 17 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Thursday 31 January
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 111 minutes covered
Dawn of Friday 1 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
17 of 111 minutes covered, the first 17
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 08:07 on Thu 31 Jan to 05:52 on Fri 1 Feb.
1963-01-31T00:07:16Z → 1963-01-31T21:52:30Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:36–07:27 on the 31st, 05:35–07:26 on the 1st.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 0 of 111 minutes on the 31st and 17 of 111 on the 1st.
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 1036 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 1963: Friday 1 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 1963 falls on Friday 1 February. Saptamī runs from 08:07 on Thu 31 Jan to 05:52 on Fri 1 Feb and covers 17 of 111 minutes of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 1 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 1 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 1 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 31st | Covered | Aruṇodaya 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:07 → 13:52 | 05:03 | 108 min | 05:03 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| Chicago | 18:07 → 15:52 | 05:13 | 112 min | 05:12 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| Jersey City | 19:07 → 16:52 | 05:17 | 112 min | 05:16 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| Port of Spain | 20:07 → 17:52 | 04:51 | 99 min | 04:51 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| London | 00:07 → 21:52 | 05:42 | 120 min | 05:41 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| Durban | 02:07 → 23:52 | 04:00 | 84 min | 04:00 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| Dubai | 04:07 → 01:52 | 05:18 | 104 min | 05:18 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| Delhi | 05:37 → 03:22 | 05:25 | 93 min | 05:25 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| Kolkata | 05:37 → 03:22 | 04:34 | 39 min | 04:33 | 0 min | 31 Jan |
| Singapore | 07:37 → 05:22 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:11 | 12 min | 1 Feb |
| Sydney | 10:07 → 07:52 | 03:53 | 0 min | 03:54 | 82 min | 1 Feb |
| Suva | 12:07 → 09:52 | 04:23 | 0 min | 04:24 | 89 min | 1 Feb |