Morning of Sunday 8 October
Taken. Saptamī reaches neither morning; this is the day it falls on.
sunrise 06:20 07:06 one muhūrta on
05:3205:5606:2006:4407:0807:3207:56
0 of 46 minutes covered
Ruling · Durgā Saptamī · 1978
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Saptamī reaches the first muhūrta after sunrise on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas.
Morning of Sunday 8 October
Taken. Saptamī reaches neither morning; this is the day it falls on.
0 of 46 minutes covered
Morning of Monday 9 October
Saptamī holds for 21 of 46 minutes of the first muhūrta after sunrise, not all of it. Not taken.
21 of 46 minutes covered, the first 21
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 08:42 on Sun 8 Oct to 06:42 on Mon 9 Oct.
1978-10-08T00:42:17Z → 1978-10-08T22:41:43Z
Kāla
The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas: 06:20–07:06 on the 8th, 06:21–07:07 on the 9th.
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 0 of 46 minutes on the 8th and 21 of 46 on the 9th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Neither morning qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: paraviddha → tithi-day · margin 1235 s
Ruling
Durgā Saptamī, Baoding, 1978: Sunday 8 October.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Baoding, Durgā Saptamī 1978 falls on Sunday 8 October. Saptamī runs from 08:42 on Sun 8 Oct to 06:42 on Mon 9 Oct, and reaches the first muhūrta after sunrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 8 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 8 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 8 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 8th | Covered | Sunrise 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:42 → 15:42 | 06:53 | 46 min | 06:54 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Chicago | 19:42 → 17:42 | 06:55 | 46 min | 06:56 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Jersey City | 20:42 → 18:42 | 07:00 | 46 min | 07:01 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 20:42 → 18:42 | 05:55 | 48 min | 05:55 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| London | 01:42 → 23:42 | 07:12 | 45 min | 07:14 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Durban | 02:42 → 00:42 | 05:27 | 50 min | 05:26 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Dubai | 04:42 → 02:42 | 06:14 | 47 min | 06:14 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:12 → 04:12 | 06:18 | 47 min | 06:18 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:12 → 04:12 | 05:30 | 5 min | 05:31 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Singapore | 08:12 → 06:12 | 06:20 | 0 min | 06:20 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Sydney | 10:42 → 08:42 | 05:24 | 0 min | 05:23 | 51 min | 9 Oct |
| Suva | 12:42 → 10:42 | 05:44 | 0 min | 05:43 | 49 min | 9 Oct |