Dawn of Saturday 15 February
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
05:24 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:11
05:0005:2405:4806:1206:3607:0007:24
0 of 106 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 1986
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 291 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Saturday 15 February
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 106 minutes covered
Dawn of Sunday 16 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
106 of 106 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 12:01 on Sat 15 Feb to 14:35 on Sun 16 Feb.
1986-02-15T04:01:21Z → 1986-02-16T06:34:43Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:24–07:11 on the 15th, 05:23–07:09 on the 16th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 0 of 106 minutes on the 15th and 106 of 106 on the 16th.
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 17445 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 1986: Sunday 16 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 1986 falls on Sunday 16 February. Saptamī runs from 12:01 on Sat 15 Feb to 14:35 on Sun 16 Feb and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 16 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 16 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 16 Feb |
| 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 15th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:01 → 22:35 | 04:54 | 104 min | 04:53 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Chicago | 22:01 → 00:35 | 05:00 | 107 min | 04:59 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Jersey City | 23:01 → 01:35 | 05:04 | 107 min | 05:03 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 00:01 → 02:35 | 04:49 | 98 min | 04:49 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| London | 04:01 → 06:35 | 05:23 | 112 min | 05:22 | 73 min | 15 Feb |
| Durban | 06:01 → 08:35 | 04:09 | 0 min | 04:10 | 87 min | 16 Feb |
| Dubai | 08:01 → 10:35 | 05:12 | 0 min | 05:12 | 101 min | 16 Feb |
| Delhi | 09:31 → 12:05 | 05:17 | 0 min | 05:17 | 102 min | 16 Feb |
| Kolkata | 09:31 → 12:05 | 04:28 | 0 min | 04:28 | 101 min | 16 Feb |
| Singapore | 12:01 → 14:35 | 05:41 | 0 min | 05:41 | 95 min | 16 Feb |
| Sydney | 15:01 → 17:35 | 05:05 | 0 min | 05:05 | 86 min | 16 Feb |
| Suva | 16:01 → 18:35 | 04:29 | 0 min | 04:30 | 91 min | 16 Feb |