Dawn of Thursday 17 February
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
05:22 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:08
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0 of 106 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 1994
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 175 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Thursday 17 February
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 106 minutes covered
Dawn of Friday 18 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
105 of 105 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 10:03 on Thu 17 Feb to 12:38 on Fri 18 Feb.
1994-02-17T02:02:46Z → 1994-02-18T04:37:43Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:22–07:08 on the 17th, 05:21–07:07 on the 18th.
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 17th and 105 of 105 on the 18th.
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 10483 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 1994: Friday 18 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 1994 falls on Friday 18 February. Saptamī runs from 10:03 on Thu 17 Feb to 12:38 on Fri 18 Feb and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 18 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 18 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 18 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 17th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:03 → 20:38 | 04:52 | 104 min | 04:51 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Chicago | 20:03 → 22:38 | 04:57 | 107 min | 04:56 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Jersey City | 21:03 → 23:38 | 05:02 | 106 min | 05:01 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 22:03 → 00:38 | 04:48 | 98 min | 04:48 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| London | 02:03 → 04:38 | 05:20 | 111 min | 05:19 | 0 min | 17 Feb |
| Durban | 04:03 → 06:38 | 04:11 | 87 min | 04:11 | 88 min | 18 Feb |
| Dubai | 06:03 → 08:38 | 05:11 | 50 min | 05:10 | 101 min | 18 Feb |
| Delhi | 07:33 → 10:08 | 05:16 | 0 min | 05:16 | 102 min | 18 Feb |
| Kolkata | 07:33 → 10:08 | 04:27 | 0 min | 04:27 | 100 min | 18 Feb |
| Singapore | 10:03 → 12:38 | 05:41 | 0 min | 05:41 | 95 min | 18 Feb |
| Sydney | 13:03 → 15:38 | 05:06 | 0 min | 05:07 | 86 min | 18 Feb |
| Suva | 14:03 → 16:38 | 04:30 | 0 min | 04:30 | 91 min | 18 Feb |