Dawn of Tuesday 3 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
05:34 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:23
05:1005:3405:5806:2206:4607:1007:34
110 of 110 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 1998
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 464 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Tuesday 3 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
110 of 110 minutes covered
Dawn of Wednesday 4 February
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 110 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 21:50 on Mon 2 Feb to 19:47 on Tue 3 Feb.
1998-02-02T13:49:58Z → 1998-02-03T11:46:47Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:34–07:23 on the 3rd, 05:33–07:22 on the 4th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 110 of 110 minutes on the 3rd and 0 of 110 on the 4th.
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 27817 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 1998: Tuesday 3 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 1998 falls on Tuesday 3 February. Saptamī runs from 21:50 on Mon 2 Feb to 19:47 on Tue 3 Feb and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 3 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 3 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 3 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 2nd | Covered | Aruṇodaya 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:50 → 03:47 | 05:02 | 60 min | 05:02 | 0 min | 2 Feb |
| Chicago | 07:50 → 05:47 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:10 | 37 min | 3 Feb |
| Jersey City | 08:50 → 06:47 | 05:15 | 0 min | 05:14 | 93 min | 3 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 09:50 → 07:47 | 04:51 | 0 min | 04:51 | 99 min | 3 Feb |
| London | 13:50 → 11:47 | 05:40 | 0 min | 05:38 | 118 min | 3 Feb |
| Durban | 15:50 → 13:47 | 04:01 | 0 min | 04:02 | 84 min | 3 Feb |
| Dubai | 17:50 → 15:47 | 05:18 | 0 min | 05:17 | 104 min | 3 Feb |
| Delhi | 19:20 → 17:17 | 05:24 | 0 min | 05:24 | 105 min | 3 Feb |
| Kolkata | 19:20 → 17:17 | 04:33 | 0 min | 04:33 | 103 min | 3 Feb |
| Singapore | 21:50 → 19:47 | 05:41 | 0 min | 05:41 | 96 min | 3 Feb |
| Sydney | 00:50 → 22:47 | 04:55 | 0 min | 04:56 | 82 min | 3 Feb |
| Suva | 01:50 → 23:47 | 04:25 | 0 min | 04:25 | 89 min | 3 Feb |