Morning of Saturday 17 October
Taken. The only morning Saptamī reaches.
sunrise 07:06 07:50 one muhūrta on
06:1806:4207:0607:3007:5408:1808:42
44 of 44 minutes covered
Ruling · Durgā Saptamī · 2026
Determinatein Chicago, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 548 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas.
Morning of Saturday 17 October
Taken. The only morning Saptamī reaches.
44 of 44 minutes covered
Morning of Sunday 18 October
Saptamī is absent from the first muhūrta after sunrise. Not taken.
0 of 44 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 19:25 on Fri 16 Oct to 21:59 on Sat 17 Oct.
2026-10-17T00:24:50Z → 2026-10-18T02:58:39Z
Kāla
The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas: 07:06–07:50 on the 17th, 07:07–07:51 on the 18th.
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 44 of 44 minutes on the 17th and 0 of 44 on the 18th.
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 32888 s
Ruling
Durgā Saptamī, Chicago, 2026: Saturday 17 October.
confidence: determinate
In Chicago, Durgā Saptamī 2026 falls on Saturday 17 October. Saptamī runs from 19:25 on Fri 16 Oct to 21:59 on Sat 17 Oct and covers all of the first muhūrta after sunrise that morning.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 17 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 17 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 17 Oct |
| 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 17th | Covered | Sunrise 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:25 → 19:59 | 07:00 | 45 min | 07:01 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Chicago | 19:25 → 21:59 | 07:06 | 44 min | 07:07 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Jersey City | 20:25 → 22:59 | 07:10 | 44 min | 07:11 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 20:25 → 22:59 | 05:55 | 47 min | 05:55 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| London | 01:25 → 03:59 | 07:28 | 42 min | 07:30 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Durban | 02:25 → 04:59 | 05:16 | 51 min | 05:15 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Dubai | 04:25 → 06:59 | 06:18 | 46 min | 06:19 | 40 min | 17 Oct |
| Delhi | 05:55 → 08:29 | 06:23 | 46 min | 06:24 | 46 min | 18 Oct |
| Kolkata | 05:55 → 08:29 | 05:34 | 26 min | 05:34 | 46 min | 18 Oct |
| Singapore | 08:25 → 10:59 | 06:48 | 0 min | 06:48 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Sydney | 11:25 → 13:59 | 06:12 | 0 min | 06:11 | 52 min | 18 Oct |
| Suva | 12:25 → 14:59 | 05:36 | 0 min | 05:36 | 50 min | 18 Oct |