Morning of Saturday 30 September
Taken. Saptamī reaches neither morning; this is the day it falls on.
sunrise 06:12 06:59 one muhūrta on
05:2405:4806:1206:3607:0007:2407:48
0 of 47 minutes covered
Ruling · Durgā Saptamī · 1995
Boundaryin Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Saptamī reaches the first muhūrta after sunrise on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas.
Morning of Saturday 30 September
Taken. Saptamī reaches neither morning; this is the day it falls on.
0 of 47 minutes covered
Morning of Sunday 1 October
Saptamī is absent from the first muhūrta after sunrise. Not taken.
0 of 47 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 07:57 on Sat 30 Sep to 05:42 on Sun 1 Oct.
1995-09-30T05:56:55Z → 1995-10-01T03:42:16Z
Kāla
The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas: 06:12–06:59 on the 30th, 06:13–07:00 on the 1st.
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 0 of 47 minutes on the 30th and 0 of 47 on the 1st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Neither morning qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: paraviddha → tithi-day · margin 1833 s
Ruling
Durgā Saptamī, Bucharest, 1995: Saturday 30 September.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Bucharest, Durgā Saptamī 1995 falls on Saturday 30 September. Saptamī runs from 07:57 on Sat 30 Sep to 05:42 on Sun 1 Oct, and reaches the first muhūrta after sunrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 30 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 30 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 30 Sep |
| 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 30th | Covered | Sunrise 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:57 → 20:42 | 06:47 | 47 min | 06:47 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Chicago | 00:57 → 22:42 | 06:46 | 47 min | 06:47 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Jersey City | 01:57 → 23:42 | 06:52 | 47 min | 06:53 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 01:57 → 23:42 | 05:55 | 48 min | 05:55 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| London | 06:57 → 04:42 | 06:59 | 47 min | 07:01 | 0 min | 30 Sep |
| Durban | 07:57 → 05:42 | 05:37 | 0 min | 05:35 | 7 min | 30 Sep |
| Dubai | 09:57 → 07:42 | 06:10 | 0 min | 06:11 | 48 min | 1 Oct |
| Delhi | 11:27 → 09:12 | 06:13 | 0 min | 06:14 | 48 min | 1 Oct |
| Kolkata | 11:27 → 09:12 | 05:28 | 0 min | 05:28 | 48 min | 1 Oct |
| Singapore | 13:57 → 11:42 | 06:52 | 0 min | 06:52 | 48 min | 1 Oct |
| Sydney | 15:57 → 13:42 | 05:35 | 0 min | 05:34 | 50 min | 1 Oct |
| Suva | 17:57 → 15:42 | 05:50 | 0 min | 05:49 | 49 min | 1 Oct |