Ruling · Durgā Saptamī · 2061
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 3 min 58 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas.
Morning of Thursday 20 October
Saptamī holds for 4 of 44 minutes of the first muhūrta after sunrise, not all of it. Not taken.
4 of 44 minutes covered, the last 4
Morning of Friday 21 October
Taken. The only morning Saptamī reaches.
44 of 44 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 07:13 on Thu 20 Oct to 09:27 on Fri 21 Oct.
2061-10-19T23:13:03Z → 2061-10-21T01:27:13Z
Kāla
The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas: 06:33–07:17 on the 20th, 06:34–07:18 on the 21st.
udaya-1: day-muhurta-1-1 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must hold through the first muhūrta after sunrise. It covers 4 of 44 minutes on the 20th and 44 of 44 on the 21st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one morning qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 238 s < 300 s
Ruling
Durgā Saptamī, Baoding, 2061: Friday 21 October.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Baoding, Durgā Saptamī 2061 falls on Friday 21 October. Saptamī runs from 07:13 on Thu 20 Oct to 09:27 on Fri 21 Oct and covers all of the first muhūrta after sunrise that morning. It is 3 min 58 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 21 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 21 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 21 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/durga-saptami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 7 Durga saptami (paraviddha) — covering one muhurta from sunrise” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Saptamī | Sunrise 19th | Covered | Sunrise 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:13 → 18:27 | 07:02 | 0 min | 07:04 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Chicago | 18:13 → 20:27 | 07:09 | 0 min | 07:11 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Jersey City | 19:13 → 21:27 | 07:13 | 0 min | 07:15 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 19:13 → 21:27 | 05:56 | 0 min | 05:56 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| London | 00:13 → 02:27 | 07:33 | 0 min | 07:36 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Durban | 01:13 → 03:27 | 05:14 | 0 min | 05:12 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Dubai | 03:13 → 05:27 | 06:19 | 0 min | 06:21 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Delhi | 04:43 → 06:57 | 06:25 | 0 min | 06:26 | 31 min | 20 Oct |
| Kolkata | 04:43 → 06:57 | 05:35 | 0 min | 05:36 | 46 min | 21 Oct |
| Singapore | 07:13 → 09:27 | 06:47 | 0 min | 06:47 | 48 min | 21 Oct |
| Sydney | 10:13 → 12:27 | 06:09 | 0 min | 06:07 | 52 min | 21 Oct |
| Suva | 11:13 → 13:27 | 05:35 | 0 min | 05:34 | 50 min | 21 Oct |