Dawn of Monday 28 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
05:37 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:28
05:1305:3706:0106:2506:4907:1307:3708:01
111 of 111 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 1985
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 445 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Monday 28 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
111 of 111 minutes covered
Dawn of Tuesday 29 January
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 111 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 19:30 on Sun 27 Jan to 22:12 on Mon 28 Jan.
1985-01-27T11:30:18Z → 1985-01-28T14:11:43Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:37–07:28 on the 28th, 05:37–07:28 on the 29th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 111 of 111 minutes on the 28th and 0 of 111 on the 29th.
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 26689 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 1985: Monday 28 January.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 1985 falls on Monday 28 January. Saptamī runs from 19:30 on Sun 27 Jan to 22:12 on Mon 28 Jan and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 28 Jan |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 28 Jan |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 28 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 27th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:30 → 06:12 | 05:05 | 109 min | 05:04 | 67 min | 27 Jan |
| Chicago | 05:30 → 08:12 | 05:15 | 98 min | 05:14 | 113 min | 28 Jan |
| Jersey City | 06:30 → 09:12 | 05:19 | 41 min | 05:18 | 112 min | 28 Jan |
| Port of Spain | 07:30 → 10:12 | 04:51 | 0 min | 04:51 | 99 min | 28 Jan |
| London | 11:30 → 14:12 | 05:46 | 0 min | 05:45 | 121 min | 28 Jan |
| Durban | 13:30 → 16:12 | 03:57 | 0 min | 03:58 | 83 min | 28 Jan |
| Dubai | 15:30 → 18:12 | 05:19 | 0 min | 05:19 | 105 min | 28 Jan |
| Delhi | 17:00 → 19:42 | 05:26 | 0 min | 05:26 | 106 min | 28 Jan |
| Kolkata | 17:00 → 19:42 | 04:34 | 0 min | 04:34 | 103 min | 28 Jan |
| Singapore | 19:30 → 22:12 | 05:40 | 0 min | 05:40 | 96 min | 28 Jan |
| Sydney | 22:30 → 01:12 | 04:51 | 0 min | 04:51 | 81 min | 28 Jan |
| Suva | 23:30 → 02:12 | 04:22 | 0 min | 04:22 | 88 min | 28 Jan |