Dawn of Thursday 13 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
05:26 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:13
Saptamī begins 05:50:52
05:0205:2605:5006:1406:3807:0207:26
82 of 107 minutes covered, the last 82
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 1997
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 21 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Thursday 13 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
82 of 107 minutes covered, the last 82
Dawn of Friday 14 February
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 106 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 05:51 on Thu 13 Feb to 05:04 on Fri 14 Feb.
1997-02-12T21:50:53Z → 1997-02-13T21:04:13Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:26–07:13 on the 13th, 05:25–07:11 on the 14th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 82 of 107 minutes on the 13th and 0 of 106 on the 14th.
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 1241 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 1997: Thursday 13 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 1997 falls on Thursday 13 February. Saptamī runs from 05:51 on Thu 13 Feb to 05:04 on Fri 14 Feb and covers 82 of 107 minutes of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 13 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 13 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 13 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 12th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:51 → 13:04 | 04:56 | 0 min | 04:55 | 105 min | 13 Feb |
| Chicago | 15:51 → 15:04 | 05:02 | 0 min | 05:01 | 108 min | 13 Feb |
| Jersey City | 16:51 → 16:04 | 05:07 | 0 min | 05:06 | 107 min | 13 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 17:51 → 17:04 | 04:50 | 0 min | 04:49 | 98 min | 13 Feb |
| London | 21:51 → 21:04 | 05:27 | 0 min | 05:25 | 113 min | 13 Feb |
| Durban | 23:51 → 23:04 | 04:08 | 0 min | 04:08 | 87 min | 13 Feb |
| Dubai | 01:51 → 01:04 | 05:14 | 0 min | 05:13 | 102 min | 13 Feb |
| Delhi | 03:21 → 02:34 | 05:19 | 0 min | 05:18 | 103 min | 13 Feb |
| Kolkata | 03:21 → 02:34 | 04:29 | 0 min | 04:29 | 101 min | 13 Feb |
| Singapore | 05:51 → 05:04 | 05:41 | 0 min | 05:41 | 86 min | 13 Feb |
| Sydney | 08:51 → 08:04 | 05:03 | 0 min | 05:03 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| Suva | 09:51 → 09:04 | 04:29 | 0 min | 04:29 | 0 min | 14 Feb |