Morning of Sunday 28 September
Taken. The only morning Saptamī reaches.
sunrise 06:45 07:32 one muhūrta on
05:5706:2106:4507:0907:3307:5708:21
47 of 47 minutes covered
Ruling · Durgā Saptamī · 2025
Determinatein Chicago, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 44 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas.
Morning of Sunday 28 September
Taken. The only morning Saptamī reaches.
47 of 47 minutes covered
Morning of Monday 29 September
Saptamī is absent from the first muhūrta after sunrise. Not taken.
0 of 47 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 03:58 on Sun 28 Sep to 06:02 on Mon 29 Sep.
2025-09-28T08:57:41Z → 2025-09-29T11:02:14Z
Kāla
The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas: 06:45–07:32 on the 28th, 06:46–07:33 on the 29th.
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 47 of 47 minutes on the 28th and 0 of 47 on the 29th.
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 2628 s
Ruling
Durgā Saptamī, Chicago, 2025: Sunday 28 September.
confidence: determinate
In Chicago, Durgā Saptamī 2025 falls on Sunday 28 September. Saptamī runs from 03:58 on Sun 28 Sep to 06:02 on Mon 29 Sep and covers all of the first muhūrta after sunrise that morning.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 28 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 28 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 28 Sep |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Chicago. | ||
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 28th | Covered | Sunrise 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:58 → 04:02 | 06:46 | 48 min | 06:47 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Chicago | 03:58 → 06:02 | 06:45 | 47 min | 06:46 | 0 min | 28 Sep |
| Jersey City | 04:58 → 07:02 | 06:50 | 47 min | 06:51 | 11 min | 28 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 04:58 → 07:02 | 05:55 | 48 min | 05:55 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| London | 09:58 → 12:02 | 06:57 | 0 min | 06:59 | 47 min | 29 Sep |
| Durban | 10:58 → 13:02 | 05:38 | 0 min | 05:37 | 49 min | 29 Sep |
| Dubai | 12:58 → 15:02 | 06:10 | 0 min | 06:10 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Delhi | 14:28 → 16:32 | 06:13 | 0 min | 06:13 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Kolkata | 14:28 → 16:32 | 05:27 | 0 min | 05:28 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Singapore | 16:58 → 19:02 | 06:52 | 0 min | 06:52 | 48 min | 29 Sep |
| Sydney | 18:58 → 21:02 | 05:37 | 0 min | 05:36 | 49 min | 29 Sep |
| Suva | 20:58 → 23:02 | 05:51 | 0 min | 05:50 | 49 min | 29 Sep |