Dawn of Wednesday 28 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
05:37 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:29
05:1305:3706:0106:2506:4907:1307:3708:01
112 of 112 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 2004
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 280 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Wednesday 28 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
112 of 112 minutes covered
Dawn of Thursday 29 January
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 111 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 23:13 on Tue 27 Jan to 00:57 on Thu 29 Jan.
2004-01-27T15:12:43Z → 2004-01-28T16:57:03Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:37–07:29 on the 28th, 05:37–07:28 on the 29th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 112 of 112 minutes on the 28th and 0 of 111 on the 29th.
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 16784 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 2004: Wednesday 28 January.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 2004 falls on Wednesday 28 January. Saptamī runs from 23:13 on Tue 27 Jan to 00:57 on Thu 29 Jan and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 28 Jan |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 28 Jan |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 28 Jan |
| 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 27th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:13 → 08:57 | 05:05 | 0 min | 05:05 | 109 min | 28 Jan |
| Chicago | 09:13 → 10:57 | 05:15 | 0 min | 05:14 | 113 min | 28 Jan |
| Jersey City | 10:13 → 11:57 | 05:19 | 0 min | 05:18 | 113 min | 28 Jan |
| Port of Spain | 11:13 → 12:57 | 04:51 | 0 min | 04:51 | 99 min | 28 Jan |
| London | 15:13 → 16:57 | 05:46 | 0 min | 05:45 | 121 min | 28 Jan |
| Durban | 17:13 → 18:57 | 03:57 | 0 min | 03:58 | 83 min | 28 Jan |
| Dubai | 19:13 → 20:57 | 05:19 | 0 min | 05:19 | 105 min | 28 Jan |
| Delhi | 20:43 → 22:27 | 05:26 | 0 min | 05:26 | 106 min | 28 Jan |
| Kolkata | 20:43 → 22:27 | 04:34 | 0 min | 04:34 | 104 min | 28 Jan |
| Singapore | 23:13 → 00:57 | 05:40 | 0 min | 05:40 | 96 min | 28 Jan |
| Sydney | 02:13 → 03:57 | 04:50 | 0 min | 04:51 | 81 min | 28 Jan |
| Suva | 03:13 → 04:57 | 04:22 | 0 min | 04:22 | 88 min | 28 Jan |