Dawn of Monday 30 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
05:36 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:27
05:1205:3606:0006:2406:4807:1207:3608:00
111 of 111 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 2012
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 406 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Monday 30 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
111 of 111 minutes covered
Dawn of Tuesday 31 January
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 111 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 20:15 on Sun 29 Jan to 22:49 on Mon 30 Jan.
2012-01-29T12:14:56Z → 2012-01-30T14:49:24Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:36–07:27 on the 30th, 05:36–07:26 on the 31st.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 111 of 111 minutes on the 30th and 0 of 111 on the 31st.
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 24375 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 2012: Monday 30 January.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 2012 falls on Monday 30 January. Saptamī runs from 20:15 on Sun 29 Jan to 22:49 on Mon 30 Jan and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 30 Jan |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 30 Jan |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 30 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 29th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 30th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:15 → 06:49 | 05:04 | 109 min | 05:04 | 106 min | 29 Jan |
| Chicago | 06:15 → 08:49 | 05:14 | 52 min | 05:13 | 113 min | 30 Jan |
| Jersey City | 07:15 → 09:49 | 05:18 | 0 min | 05:17 | 112 min | 30 Jan |
| Port of Spain | 08:15 → 10:49 | 04:51 | 0 min | 04:51 | 99 min | 30 Jan |
| London | 12:15 → 14:49 | 05:44 | 0 min | 05:43 | 120 min | 30 Jan |
| Durban | 14:15 → 16:49 | 03:58 | 0 min | 03:59 | 84 min | 30 Jan |
| Dubai | 16:15 → 18:49 | 05:19 | 0 min | 05:19 | 104 min | 30 Jan |
| Delhi | 17:45 → 20:19 | 05:25 | 0 min | 05:25 | 106 min | 30 Jan |
| Kolkata | 17:45 → 20:19 | 04:34 | 0 min | 04:34 | 103 min | 30 Jan |
| Singapore | 20:15 → 22:49 | 05:40 | 0 min | 05:41 | 96 min | 30 Jan |
| Sydney | 23:15 → 01:49 | 04:52 | 0 min | 04:53 | 82 min | 30 Jan |
| Suva | 00:15 → 02:49 | 04:22 | 0 min | 04:23 | 89 min | 30 Jan |