Dawn of Sunday 23 January
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
05:39 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:32
05:1505:3906:0306:2706:5107:1507:3908:03
0 of 113 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 2056
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 302 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Sunday 23 January
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 113 minutes covered
Dawn of Monday 24 January
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
112 of 112 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 12:34 on Sun 23 Jan to 15:06 on Mon 24 Jan.
2056-01-23T04:34:24Z → 2056-01-24T07:05:31Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:39–07:32 on the 23rd, 05:39–07:31 on the 24th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 0 of 113 minutes on the 23rd and 112 of 112 on the 24th.
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 18149 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 2056: Monday 24 January.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 2056 falls on Monday 24 January. Saptamī runs from 12:34 on Sun 23 Jan to 15:06 on Mon 24 Jan and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 24 Jan |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 24 Jan |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 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 | 20:34 → 23:06 | 05:06 | 110 min | 05:06 | 0 min | 23 Jan |
| Chicago | 22:34 → 01:06 | 05:17 | 114 min | 05:16 | 0 min | 23 Jan |
| Jersey City | 23:34 → 02:06 | 05:21 | 114 min | 05:20 | 0 min | 23 Jan |
| Port of Spain | 00:34 → 03:06 | 04:51 | 99 min | 04:51 | 0 min | 23 Jan |
| London | 04:34 → 07:06 | 05:49 | 123 min | 05:48 | 77 min | 23 Jan |
| Durban | 06:34 → 09:06 | 03:54 | 0 min | 03:55 | 83 min | 24 Jan |
| Dubai | 08:34 → 11:06 | 05:20 | 0 min | 05:20 | 105 min | 24 Jan |
| Delhi | 10:04 → 12:36 | 05:27 | 0 min | 05:26 | 107 min | 24 Jan |
| Kolkata | 10:04 → 12:36 | 04:34 | 0 min | 04:34 | 104 min | 24 Jan |
| Singapore | 12:34 → 15:06 | 05:39 | 0 min | 05:39 | 96 min | 24 Jan |
| Sydney | 15:34 → 18:06 | 04:47 | 0 min | 04:48 | 80 min | 24 Jan |
| Suva | 16:34 → 19:06 | 04:20 | 0 min | 04:20 | 88 min | 24 Jan |