Midday of Tuesday 30 June
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 11:58 12:46 madhyāhna ends
Saptamī begins 11:23:29
11:1011:3411:5812:2212:4613:1013:34
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Vivasvat Saptamī · 1998
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 34 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 30 June
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 1 July
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 11:23 on Tue 30 Jun to 13:32 on Wed 1 Jul.
1998-06-30T03:23:30Z → 1998-07-01T05:31:46Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:58–12:46 on the 30th, 11:58–12:46 on the 1st.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 30th and 48 of 48 on the 1st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 2048 s
Ruling
Vivasvat Saptamī, Baoding, 1998: Tuesday 30 June.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Vivasvat Saptamī 1998 falls on Tuesday 30 June. Saptamī runs from 11:23 on Tue 30 Jun to 13:32 on Wed 1 Jul and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 30 Jun |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 30 Jun |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 30 Jun |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/vivasvat-saptami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 7 Vivasvat saptami (purvaviddha).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Saptamī | Madhyāhna 30th | Covered | Madhyāhna 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:23 → 22:32 | 12:33 | 48 min | 12:33 | 0 min | 30 Jun |
| Chicago | 22:23 → 00:32 | 12:30 | 48 min | 12:30 | 0 min | 30 Jun |
| Jersey City | 23:23 → 01:32 | 12:36 | 48 min | 12:36 | 0 min | 30 Jun |
| Port of Spain | 23:23 → 01:32 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 30 Jun |
| London | 04:23 → 06:32 | 12:40 | 48 min | 12:40 | 0 min | 30 Jun |
| Durban | 05:23 → 07:32 | 11:36 | 48 min | 11:36 | 0 min | 30 Jun |
| Dubai | 07:23 → 09:32 | 11:58 | 48 min | 11:59 | 0 min | 30 Jun |
| Delhi | 08:53 → 11:02 | 12:01 | 48 min | 12:01 | 0 min | 30 Jun |
| Kolkata | 08:53 → 11:02 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 30 Jun |
| Singapore | 11:23 → 13:32 | 12:44 | 48 min | 12:44 | 47 min | 30 Jun |
| Sydney | 13:23 → 15:32 | 11:35 | 0 min | 11:35 | 48 min | 1 Jul |
| Suva | 15:23 → 17:32 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 1 Jul |