Dawn of Thursday 9 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
05:29 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:17
05:0505:2905:5306:1706:4107:0507:29
108 of 108 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 2068
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 157 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Thursday 9 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
108 of 108 minutes covered
Dawn of Friday 10 February
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 108 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 02:52 on Thu 9 Feb to 01:40 on Fri 10 Feb.
2068-02-08T18:52:09Z → 2068-02-09T17:39:55Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:29–07:17 on the 9th, 05:28–07:16 on the 10th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 108 of 108 minutes on the 9th and 0 of 108 on the 10th.
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 9426 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 2068: Thursday 9 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 2068 falls on Thursday 9 February. Saptamī runs from 02:52 on Thu 9 Feb to 01:40 on Fri 10 Feb and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 9 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 9 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 9 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 8th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:52 → 09:40 | 04:59 | 0 min | 04:58 | 106 min | 9 Feb |
| Chicago | 12:52 → 11:40 | 05:06 | 0 min | 05:05 | 109 min | 9 Feb |
| Jersey City | 13:52 → 12:40 | 05:10 | 0 min | 05:09 | 109 min | 9 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 14:52 → 13:40 | 04:50 | 0 min | 04:50 | 98 min | 9 Feb |
| London | 18:52 → 17:40 | 05:32 | 0 min | 05:31 | 115 min | 9 Feb |
| Durban | 20:52 → 19:40 | 04:05 | 0 min | 04:06 | 86 min | 9 Feb |
| Dubai | 22:52 → 21:40 | 05:15 | 0 min | 05:15 | 103 min | 9 Feb |
| Delhi | 00:22 → 23:10 | 05:21 | 0 min | 05:21 | 104 min | 9 Feb |
| Kolkata | 00:22 → 23:10 | 04:31 | 0 min | 04:31 | 102 min | 9 Feb |
| Singapore | 02:52 → 01:40 | 05:41 | 0 min | 05:41 | 96 min | 9 Feb |
| Sydney | 05:52 → 04:40 | 05:00 | 0 min | 05:00 | 32 min | 9 Feb |
| Suva | 06:52 → 05:40 | 04:27 | 0 min | 04:27 | 0 min | 10 Feb |