Dawn of Tuesday 15 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
05:24 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:10
05:0005:2405:4806:1206:3607:0007:24
106 of 106 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 2005
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 587 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Tuesday 15 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
106 of 106 minutes covered
Dawn of Wednesday 16 February
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 106 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 18:50 on Mon 14 Feb to 19:36 on Tue 15 Feb.
2005-02-14T10:49:59Z → 2005-02-15T11:36:07Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:24–07:10 on the 15th, 05:23–07:09 on the 16th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 106 of 106 minutes on the 15th and 0 of 106 on the 16th.
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 35215 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 2005: Tuesday 15 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 2005 falls on Tuesday 15 February. Saptamī runs from 18:50 on Mon 14 Feb to 19:36 on Tue 15 Feb and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 15 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 15 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 15 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 14th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:50 → 03:36 | 04:54 | 104 min | 04:53 | 0 min | 14 Feb |
| Chicago | 04:50 → 05:36 | 05:00 | 108 min | 04:59 | 37 min | 14 Feb |
| Jersey City | 05:50 → 06:36 | 05:05 | 62 min | 05:04 | 93 min | 15 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 06:50 → 07:36 | 04:49 | 0 min | 04:49 | 98 min | 15 Feb |
| London | 10:50 → 11:36 | 05:24 | 0 min | 05:23 | 112 min | 15 Feb |
| Durban | 12:50 → 13:36 | 04:09 | 0 min | 04:10 | 87 min | 15 Feb |
| Dubai | 14:50 → 15:36 | 05:13 | 0 min | 05:12 | 102 min | 15 Feb |
| Delhi | 16:20 → 17:06 | 05:18 | 0 min | 05:17 | 103 min | 15 Feb |
| Kolkata | 16:20 → 17:06 | 04:28 | 0 min | 04:28 | 101 min | 15 Feb |
| Singapore | 18:50 → 19:36 | 05:41 | 0 min | 05:41 | 95 min | 15 Feb |
| Sydney | 21:50 → 22:36 | 05:04 | 0 min | 05:05 | 86 min | 15 Feb |
| Suva | 22:50 → 23:36 | 04:29 | 0 min | 04:30 | 91 min | 15 Feb |