Dawn of Wednesday 24 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
05:39 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:31
05:1505:3906:0306:2706:5107:1507:3908:03
112 of 112 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 2018
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 629 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Wednesday 24 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
112 of 112 minutes covered
Dawn of Thursday 25 January
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 112 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 19:10 on Tue 23 Jan to 18:47 on Wed 24 Jan.
2018-01-23T11:10:17Z → 2018-01-24T10:46:58Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:39–07:31 on the 24th, 05:38–07:31 on the 25th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 112 of 112 minutes on the 24th and 0 of 112 on the 25th.
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 37711 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 2018: Wednesday 24 January.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 2018 falls on Wednesday 24 January. Saptamī runs from 19:10 on Tue 23 Jan to 18:47 on Wed 24 Jan and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 24 Jan |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 24 Jan |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 24 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 23rd | Covered | Aruṇodaya 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:10 → 02:47 | 05:06 | 110 min | 05:06 | 0 min | 23 Jan |
| Chicago | 05:10 → 04:47 | 05:17 | 114 min | 05:16 | 0 min | 23 Jan |
| Jersey City | 06:10 → 05:47 | 05:20 | 64 min | 05:20 | 27 min | 23 Jan |
| Port of Spain | 07:10 → 06:47 | 04:51 | 0 min | 04:51 | 99 min | 24 Jan |
| London | 11:10 → 10:47 | 05:49 | 0 min | 05:48 | 122 min | 24 Jan |
| Durban | 13:10 → 12:47 | 03:54 | 0 min | 03:55 | 83 min | 24 Jan |
| Dubai | 15:10 → 14:47 | 05:20 | 0 min | 05:20 | 105 min | 24 Jan |
| Delhi | 16:40 → 16:17 | 05:27 | 0 min | 05:26 | 107 min | 24 Jan |
| Kolkata | 16:40 → 16:17 | 04:34 | 0 min | 04:34 | 104 min | 24 Jan |
| Singapore | 19:10 → 18:47 | 05:39 | 0 min | 05:39 | 96 min | 24 Jan |
| Sydney | 22:10 → 21:47 | 04:47 | 0 min | 04:48 | 80 min | 24 Jan |
| Suva | 23:10 → 22:47 | 04:20 | 0 min | 04:20 | 88 min | 24 Jan |