Dawn of Saturday 22 January
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
05:40 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:33
05:1605:4006:0406:2806:5207:1607:4008:04
0 of 113 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 1972
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 54 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Saturday 22 January
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 113 minutes covered
Dawn of Sunday 23 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
54 of 113 minutes covered, the first 54
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 08:43 on Sat 22 Jan to 06:33 on Sun 23 Jan.
1972-01-22T00:43:08Z → 1972-01-22T22:33:08Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:40–07:33 on the 22nd, 05:40–07:32 on the 23rd.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 0 of 113 minutes on the 22nd and 54 of 113 on the 23rd.
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 3210 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 1972: Sunday 23 January.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 1972 falls on Sunday 23 January. Saptamī runs from 08:43 on Sat 22 Jan to 06:33 on Sun 23 Jan and covers 54 of 113 minutes of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 23 Jan |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 23 Jan |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 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 | 16:43 → 14:33 | 05:07 | 110 min | 05:06 | 0 min | 22 Jan |
| Chicago | 18:43 → 16:33 | 05:18 | 115 min | 05:17 | 0 min | 22 Jan |
| Jersey City | 19:43 → 17:33 | 05:21 | 114 min | 05:21 | 0 min | 22 Jan |
| Port of Spain | 20:43 → 18:33 | 04:50 | 99 min | 04:51 | 0 min | 22 Jan |
| London | 00:43 → 22:33 | 05:51 | 123 min | 05:50 | 0 min | 22 Jan |
| Durban | 02:43 → 00:33 | 03:53 | 82 min | 03:54 | 0 min | 22 Jan |
| Dubai | 04:43 → 02:33 | 05:20 | 105 min | 05:20 | 0 min | 22 Jan |
| Delhi | 06:13 → 04:03 | 05:27 | 61 min | 05:27 | 0 min | 22 Jan |
| Kolkata | 06:13 → 04:03 | 04:35 | 6 min | 04:35 | 0 min | 22 Jan |
| Singapore | 08:13 → 06:03 | 05:09 | 0 min | 05:09 | 54 min | 23 Jan |
| Sydney | 11:43 → 09:33 | 04:46 | 0 min | 04:47 | 80 min | 23 Jan |
| Suva | 12:43 → 10:33 | 04:19 | 0 min | 04:19 | 88 min | 23 Jan |