Dawn of Wednesday 13 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
05:26 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:13
05:0205:2605:5006:1406:3807:0207:26
107 of 107 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 2008
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 160 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Wednesday 13 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
107 of 107 minutes covered
Dawn of Thursday 14 February
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 107 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 02:46 on Wed 13 Feb to 00:38 on Thu 14 Feb.
2008-02-12T18:46:30Z → 2008-02-13T16:38:19Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:26–07:13 on the 13th, 05:25–07:12 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 107 of 107 minutes on the 13th and 0 of 107 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 9591 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 2008: Wednesday 13 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 2008 falls on Wednesday 13 February. Saptamī runs from 02:46 on Wed 13 Feb to 00:38 on Thu 14 Feb and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 13 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 13 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 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 | 10:46 → 08:38 | 04:56 | 0 min | 04:56 | 105 min | 13 Feb |
| Chicago | 12:46 → 10:38 | 05:03 | 0 min | 05:02 | 108 min | 13 Feb |
| Jersey City | 13:46 → 11:38 | 05:07 | 0 min | 05:06 | 108 min | 13 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 14:46 → 12:38 | 04:50 | 0 min | 04:50 | 98 min | 13 Feb |
| London | 18:46 → 16:38 | 05:28 | 0 min | 05:26 | 114 min | 13 Feb |
| Durban | 20:46 → 18:38 | 04:07 | 0 min | 04:08 | 86 min | 13 Feb |
| Dubai | 22:46 → 20:38 | 05:14 | 0 min | 05:13 | 102 min | 13 Feb |
| Delhi | 00:16 → 22:08 | 05:19 | 0 min | 05:19 | 103 min | 13 Feb |
| Kolkata | 00:16 → 22:08 | 04:30 | 0 min | 04:29 | 101 min | 13 Feb |
| Singapore | 02:46 → 00:38 | 05:41 | 0 min | 05:41 | 95 min | 13 Feb |
| Sydney | 05:46 → 03:38 | 05:02 | 0 min | 05:03 | 41 min | 13 Feb |
| Suva | 06:46 → 04:38 | 04:28 | 0 min | 04:29 | 0 min | 14 Feb |