Dawn of Saturday 8 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
05:30 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:18
05:0605:3005:5406:1806:4207:0607:30
108 of 108 minutes covered
Ruling · Ratha Saptamī · 2098
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 159 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Saturday 8 February
Taken. The only dawn Saptamī reaches.
108 of 108 minutes covered
Dawn of Sunday 9 February
Saptamī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 108 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 02:51 on Sat 8 Feb to 02:39 on Sun 9 Feb.
2098-02-07T18:50:55Z → 2098-02-08T18:38:56Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:30–07:18 on the 8th, 05:29–07:17 on the 9th.
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 8th and 0 of 108 on the 9th.
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 9522 s
Ruling
Ratha Saptamī, Baoding, 2098: Saturday 8 February.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Ratha Saptamī 2098 falls on Saturday 8 February. Saptamī runs from 02:51 on Sat 8 Feb to 02:39 on Sun 9 Feb and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 8 Feb |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 8 Feb |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 8 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 7th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:51 → 10:39 | 04:59 | 0 min | 04:58 | 106 min | 8 Feb |
| Chicago | 12:51 → 12:39 | 05:06 | 0 min | 05:06 | 109 min | 8 Feb |
| Jersey City | 13:51 → 13:39 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:10 | 109 min | 8 Feb |
| Port of Spain | 14:51 → 14:39 | 04:50 | 0 min | 04:50 | 98 min | 8 Feb |
| London | 18:51 → 18:39 | 05:33 | 0 min | 05:32 | 115 min | 8 Feb |
| Durban | 20:51 → 20:39 | 04:05 | 0 min | 04:06 | 86 min | 8 Feb |
| Dubai | 22:51 → 22:39 | 05:16 | 0 min | 05:15 | 103 min | 8 Feb |
| Delhi | 00:21 → 00:09 | 05:22 | 0 min | 05:21 | 104 min | 8 Feb |
| Kolkata | 00:21 → 00:09 | 04:31 | 0 min | 04:31 | 102 min | 8 Feb |
| Singapore | 02:51 → 02:39 | 05:42 | 0 min | 05:42 | 96 min | 8 Feb |
| Sydney | 05:51 → 05:39 | 05:00 | 0 min | 05:00 | 33 min | 9 Feb |
| Suva | 06:51 → 06:39 | 04:27 | 0 min | 04:27 | 0 min | 9 Feb |