Dawn of Sunday 14 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
05:25 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:12
Saptamī begins 06:46:53
05:0105:2505:4906:1306:3707:0107:25
25 of 107 minutes covered, the last 25
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 2016
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 25 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Sunday 14 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
25 of 107 minutes covered, the last 25
Dawn of Monday 15 February
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 106 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 06:47 on Sun 14 Feb to 04:42 on Mon 15 Feb.
2016-02-13T22:46:54Z → 2016-02-14T20:41:33Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:25–07:12 on the 14th, 05:25–07:11 on the 15th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 25 of 107 minutes on the 14th and 0 of 106 on the 15th.
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 1510 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 2016: Sunday 14 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 2016 falls on Sunday 14 February. Saptamī runs from 06:47 on Sun 14 Feb to 04:42 on Mon 15 Feb and covers 25 of 107 minutes of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 14 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 14 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 14 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 13th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:47 → 12:42 | 04:55 | 0 min | 04:55 | 105 min | 14 Feb |
| Chicago | 16:47 → 14:42 | 05:02 | 0 min | 05:01 | 108 min | 14 Feb |
| Jersey City | 17:47 → 15:42 | 05:06 | 0 min | 05:05 | 107 min | 14 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 18:47 → 16:42 | 04:49 | 0 min | 04:49 | 98 min | 14 Feb |
| London | 22:47 → 20:42 | 05:26 | 0 min | 05:25 | 113 min | 14 Feb |
| Durban | 00:47 → 22:42 | 04:08 | 0 min | 04:09 | 87 min | 14 Feb |
| Dubai | 02:47 → 00:42 | 05:13 | 0 min | 05:13 | 102 min | 14 Feb |
| Delhi | 04:17 → 02:12 | 05:19 | 0 min | 05:18 | 103 min | 14 Feb |
| Kolkata | 04:17 → 02:12 | 04:29 | 0 min | 04:29 | 101 min | 14 Feb |
| Singapore | 06:47 → 04:42 | 05:41 | 0 min | 05:41 | 30 min | 14 Feb |
| Sydney | 09:47 → 07:42 | 05:03 | 0 min | 05:04 | 0 min | 15 Feb |
| Suva | 10:47 → 08:42 | 04:29 | 0 min | 04:29 | 0 min | 15 Feb |