Morning of Saturday 14 October
Qualifies with 45 of 45 minutes. Not taken.
sunrise 06:26 07:11 one muhūrta on
Saptamī begins 06:05:19
05:3806:0206:2606:5007:1407:3808:02
45 of 45 minutes covered
Ruling · Durgā Saptamī · 1972
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 21 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas.
Morning of Saturday 14 October
Qualifies with 45 of 45 minutes. Not taken.
45 of 45 minutes covered
Morning of Sunday 15 October
Taken. Both mornings qualify; the rule takes the second.
45 of 45 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 06:05 on Sat 14 Oct to 08:07 on Sun 15 Oct.
1972-10-13T22:05:19Z → 1972-10-15T00:07:07Z
Kāla
The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas: 06:26–07:11 on the 14th, 06:27–07:12 on the 15th.
udaya-1: day-muhurta-1-1 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must hold through the first muhūrta after sunrise. It covers 45 of 45 minutes on the 14th and 45 of 45 on the 15th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both mornings qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.
priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 1268 s
Ruling
Durgā Saptamī, Baoding, 1972: Sunday 15 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Durgā Saptamī 1972 falls on Sunday 15 October. Saptamī runs from 06:05 on Sat 14 Oct to 08:07 on Sun 15 Oct and covers all of the first muhūrta after sunrise that morning. It also reaches the previous morning for 45 minutes; by the rule the second morning is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 15 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 15 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 15 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/durga-saptami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 7 Durga saptami (paraviddha) — covering one muhurta from sunrise” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Saptamī | Sunrise 13th | Covered | Sunrise 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:05 → 17:07 | 06:57 | 0 min | 06:59 | 0 min | 14 Oct |
| Chicago | 17:05 → 19:07 | 07:01 | 0 min | 07:03 | 0 min | 14 Oct |
| Jersey City | 18:05 → 20:07 | 07:06 | 0 min | 07:08 | 0 min | 14 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 18:05 → 20:07 | 05:55 | 0 min | 05:55 | 0 min | 14 Oct |
| London | 23:05 → 01:07 | 07:21 | 0 min | 07:25 | 0 min | 14 Oct |
| Durban | 00:05 → 02:07 | 05:21 | 0 min | 05:18 | 0 min | 14 Oct |
| Dubai | 02:05 → 04:07 | 06:16 | 0 min | 06:17 | 0 min | 14 Oct |
| Delhi | 03:35 → 05:37 | 06:21 | 0 min | 06:22 | 0 min | 14 Oct |
| Kolkata | 03:35 → 05:37 | 05:32 | 0 min | 05:33 | 4 min | 14 Oct |
| Singapore | 05:35 → 07:37 | 06:18 | 0 min | 06:18 | 48 min | 15 Oct |
| Sydney | 08:05 → 10:07 | 05:17 | 0 min | 05:15 | 52 min | 15 Oct |
| Suva | 10:05 → 12:07 | 05:39 | 0 min | 05:38 | 50 min | 15 Oct |