Dawn of Wednesday 26 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
05:38 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:30
05:1405:3806:0206:2606:5007:1407:3808:02
112 of 112 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 1977
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 344 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Wednesday 26 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
112 of 112 minutes covered
Dawn of Thursday 27 January
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 112 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 21:34 on Tue 25 Jan to 23:53 on Wed 26 Jan.
1977-01-25T13:34:16Z → 1977-01-26T15:53:24Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:38–07:30 on the 26th, 05:38–07:29 on the 27th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 112 of 112 minutes on the 26th and 0 of 112 on the 27th.
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 20650 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 1977: Wednesday 26 January.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 1977 falls on Wednesday 26 January. Saptamī runs from 21:34 on Tue 25 Jan to 23:53 on Wed 26 Jan and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 26 Jan |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 26 Jan |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 26 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 25th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:34 → 07:53 | 05:06 | 80 min | 05:05 | 109 min | 26 Jan |
| Chicago | 07:34 → 09:53 | 05:16 | 0 min | 05:15 | 114 min | 26 Jan |
| Jersey City | 08:34 → 10:53 | 05:20 | 0 min | 05:19 | 113 min | 26 Jan |
| Port of Spain | 09:34 → 11:53 | 04:51 | 0 min | 04:51 | 99 min | 26 Jan |
| London | 13:34 → 15:53 | 05:47 | 0 min | 05:47 | 121 min | 26 Jan |
| Durban | 15:34 → 17:53 | 03:56 | 0 min | 03:57 | 83 min | 26 Jan |
| Dubai | 17:34 → 19:53 | 05:20 | 0 min | 05:19 | 105 min | 26 Jan |
| Delhi | 19:04 → 21:23 | 05:26 | 0 min | 05:26 | 106 min | 26 Jan |
| Kolkata | 19:04 → 21:23 | 04:34 | 0 min | 04:34 | 104 min | 26 Jan |
| Singapore | 21:04 → 23:23 | 05:10 | 0 min | 05:10 | 96 min | 26 Jan |
| Sydney | 00:34 → 02:53 | 04:49 | 0 min | 04:50 | 81 min | 26 Jan |
| Suva | 01:34 → 03:53 | 04:21 | 0 min | 04:21 | 88 min | 26 Jan |