Midday of Friday 20 December
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 11:51 12:39 madhyāhna ends
Saptamī begins 12:12:54
11:0311:2711:5112:1512:3913:0313:27
27 of 48 minutes covered, the last 27
Ruling · Mitra Saptamī · 1974
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 21 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 20 December
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
27 of 48 minutes covered, the last 27
Midday of Saturday 21 December
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 12:13 on Fri 20 Dec to 14:38 on Sat 21 Dec.
1974-12-20T04:12:55Z → 1974-12-21T06:38:13Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:51–12:39 on the 20th, 11:52–12:40 on the 21st.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 27 of 48 minutes on the 20th and 48 of 48 on the 21st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 1287 s
Ruling
Mitra Saptamī, Baoding, 1974: Friday 20 December.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Mitra Saptamī 1974 falls on Friday 20 December. Saptamī runs from 12:13 on Fri 20 Dec to 14:38 on Sat 21 Dec and covers 27 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 20 Dec |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 20 Dec |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 20 Dec |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/mitra-saptami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 7 Mitra saptami (purvaviddha).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Saptamī | Madhyāhna 20th | Covered | Madhyāhna 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:13 → 22:38 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 20 Dec |
| Chicago | 22:13 → 00:38 | 11:24 | 48 min | 11:25 | 0 min | 20 Dec |
| Jersey City | 23:13 → 01:38 | 11:30 | 48 min | 11:30 | 0 min | 20 Dec |
| Port of Spain | 00:13 → 02:38 | 11:40 | 48 min | 11:40 | 0 min | 20 Dec |
| London | 04:13 → 06:38 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 20 Dec |
| Durban | 06:13 → 08:38 | 11:29 | 48 min | 11:30 | 0 min | 20 Dec |
| Dubai | 08:13 → 10:38 | 11:52 | 48 min | 11:53 | 0 min | 20 Dec |
| Delhi | 09:43 → 12:08 | 11:54 | 48 min | 11:55 | 13 min | 20 Dec |
| Kolkata | 09:43 → 12:08 | 11:10 | 48 min | 11:10 | 48 min | 20 Dec |
| Singapore | 11:43 → 14:08 | 12:08 | 48 min | 12:08 | 48 min | 20 Dec |
| Sydney | 15:13 → 17:38 | 12:28 | 0 min | 12:29 | 48 min | 21 Dec |
| Suva | 16:13 → 18:38 | 11:40 | 0 min | 11:40 | 48 min | 21 Dec |