Dawn of Friday 3 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
05:33 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:23
05:0905:3305:5706:2106:4507:0907:33
110 of 110 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 2017
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 141 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Friday 3 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
110 of 110 minutes covered
Dawn of Saturday 4 February
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 109 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 03:12 on Fri 3 Feb to 01:20 on Sat 4 Feb.
2017-02-02T19:12:30Z → 2017-02-03T17:19:58Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:33–07:23 on the 3rd, 05:33–07:22 on the 4th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 110 of 110 minutes on the 3rd and 0 of 109 on the 4th.
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 8447 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 2017: Friday 3 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 2017 falls on Friday 3 February. Saptamī runs from 03:12 on Fri 3 Feb to 01:20 on Sat 4 Feb and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 3 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 3 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 3 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 2nd | Covered | Aruṇodaya 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:12 → 09:20 | 05:02 | 0 min | 05:01 | 107 min | 3 Feb |
| Chicago | 13:12 → 11:20 | 05:10 | 0 min | 05:10 | 111 min | 3 Feb |
| Jersey City | 14:12 → 12:20 | 05:14 | 0 min | 05:14 | 111 min | 3 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 15:12 → 13:20 | 04:51 | 0 min | 04:51 | 99 min | 3 Feb |
| London | 19:12 → 17:20 | 05:39 | 0 min | 05:38 | 118 min | 3 Feb |
| Durban | 21:12 → 19:20 | 04:02 | 0 min | 04:02 | 85 min | 3 Feb |
| Dubai | 23:12 → 21:20 | 05:18 | 0 min | 05:17 | 104 min | 3 Feb |
| Delhi | 00:42 → 22:50 | 05:24 | 0 min | 05:23 | 105 min | 3 Feb |
| Kolkata | 00:42 → 22:50 | 04:33 | 0 min | 04:32 | 103 min | 3 Feb |
| Singapore | 03:12 → 01:20 | 05:41 | 0 min | 05:41 | 96 min | 3 Feb |
| Sydney | 06:12 → 04:20 | 04:55 | 0 min | 04:56 | 6 min | 3 Feb |
| Suva | 07:12 → 05:20 | 04:25 | 0 min | 04:25 | 0 min | 4 Feb |