Morning of Sunday 8 October
Taken. The only morning Saptamī reaches.
sunrise 06:21 07:07 one muhūrta on
05:3305:5706:2106:4507:0907:3307:57
46 of 46 minutes covered
Ruling · Durgā Saptamī · 1978
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 219 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas.
Morning of Sunday 8 October
Taken. The only morning Saptamī reaches.
46 of 46 minutes covered
Morning of Monday 9 October
Saptamī is absent from the first muhūrta after sunrise. Not taken.
0 of 45 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 02:42 on Sun 8 Oct to 00:42 on Mon 9 Oct.
1978-10-08T00:42:17Z → 1978-10-08T22:41:43Z
Kāla
The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas: 06:21–07:07 on the 8th, 06:23–07:08 on the 9th.
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 46 of 46 minutes on the 8th and 0 of 45 on the 9th.
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 13153 s
Ruling
Durgā Saptamī, Bucharest, 1978: Sunday 8 October.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Durgā Saptamī 1978 falls on Sunday 8 October. Saptamī runs from 02:42 on Sun 8 Oct to 00:42 on Mon 9 Oct and covers all of the first muhūrta after sunrise that morning.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 8 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 8 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 8 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Bucharest. | ||
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 8th | Covered | Sunrise 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:42 → 15:42 | 06:53 | 46 min | 06:54 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Chicago | 19:42 → 17:42 | 06:55 | 46 min | 06:56 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Jersey City | 20:42 → 18:42 | 07:00 | 46 min | 07:01 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 20:42 → 18:42 | 05:55 | 48 min | 05:55 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| London | 01:42 → 23:42 | 07:12 | 45 min | 07:14 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Durban | 02:42 → 00:42 | 05:27 | 50 min | 05:26 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Dubai | 04:42 → 02:42 | 06:14 | 47 min | 06:14 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:12 → 04:12 | 06:18 | 47 min | 06:18 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:12 → 04:12 | 05:30 | 5 min | 05:31 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Singapore | 08:12 → 06:12 | 06:20 | 0 min | 06:20 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Sydney | 10:42 → 08:42 | 05:24 | 0 min | 05:23 | 51 min | 9 Oct |
| Suva | 12:42 → 10:42 | 05:44 | 0 min | 05:43 | 49 min | 9 Oct |