Midday of Wednesday 12 July
Taken. The only midday Saptamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:59 12:47 madhyāhna ends
11:1111:3511:5912:2312:4713:1113:35
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Vivasvat Saptamī · 1978
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 312 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Wednesday 12 July
Taken. The only midday Saptamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Thursday 13 July
Saptamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 06:10 on Wed 12 Jul to 06:47 on Thu 13 Jul.
1978-07-11T22:10:27Z → 1978-07-12T22:47:14Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:59–12:47 on the 12th, 12:00–12:48 on the 13th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 12th and 0 of 48 on the 13th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 18741 s
Ruling
Vivasvat Saptamī, Baoding, 1978: Wednesday 12 July.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Vivasvat Saptamī 1978 falls on Wednesday 12 July. Saptamī runs from 06:10 on Wed 12 Jul to 06:47 on Thu 13 Jul and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 12 Jul |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 12 Jul |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 12 Jul |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/vivasvat-saptami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 7 Vivasvat saptami (purvaviddha).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Saptamī | Madhyāhna 11th | Covered | Madhyāhna 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:10 → 15:47 | 12:34 | 0 min | 12:34 | 48 min | 12 Jul |
| Chicago | 17:10 → 17:47 | 12:32 | 0 min | 12:32 | 48 min | 12 Jul |
| Jersey City | 18:10 → 18:47 | 12:38 | 0 min | 12:38 | 48 min | 12 Jul |
| Port of Spain | 18:10 → 18:47 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:48 | 48 min | 12 Jul |
| London | 23:10 → 23:47 | 12:42 | 0 min | 12:42 | 48 min | 12 Jul |
| Durban | 00:10 → 00:47 | 11:37 | 0 min | 11:37 | 48 min | 12 Jul |
| Dubai | 02:10 → 02:47 | 12:00 | 0 min | 12:00 | 48 min | 12 Jul |
| Delhi | 03:40 → 04:17 | 12:02 | 0 min | 12:02 | 48 min | 12 Jul |
| Kolkata | 03:40 → 04:17 | 11:18 | 0 min | 11:18 | 48 min | 12 Jul |
| Singapore | 05:40 → 06:17 | 12:16 | 0 min | 12:16 | 48 min | 12 Jul |
| Sydney | 08:10 → 08:47 | 11:37 | 0 min | 11:37 | 48 min | 12 Jul |
| Suva | 10:10 → 10:47 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:48 | 48 min | 12 Jul |