Ruling · Durgā Saptamī · 1972
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 9 min 23 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas.
Morning of Saturday 14 October
Saptamī holds for 35 of 44 minutes of the first muhūrta after sunrise, not all of it. Not taken.
35 of 44 minutes covered, the last 35
Morning of Sunday 15 October
Taken. The only morning Saptamī reaches.
44 of 44 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 06:05 on Sat 14 Oct to 08:07 on Sun 15 Oct.
1972-10-13T22:05:19Z → 1972-10-15T00:07:07Z
Kāla
The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas: 05:56–06:40 on the 14th, 05:57–06:41 on the 15th.
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 35 of 44 minutes on the 14th and 44 of 44 on the 15th.
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 563 s
Ruling
Durgā Saptamī, Daqing, 1972: Sunday 15 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Durgā Saptamī 1972 falls on Sunday 15 October. Saptamī runs from 06:05 on Sat 14 Oct to 08:07 on Sun 15 Oct and covers all of the first muhūrta after sunrise that morning.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 15 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 15 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 15 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
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 13th | Covered | Sunrise 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:05 → 17:07 | 06:57 | 0 min | 06:59 | 0 min | 14 Oct |
| Chicago | 17:05 → 19:07 | 07:01 | 0 min | 07:03 | 0 min | 14 Oct |
| Jersey City | 18:05 → 20:07 | 07:06 | 0 min | 07:08 | 0 min | 14 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 18:05 → 20:07 | 05:55 | 0 min | 05:55 | 0 min | 14 Oct |
| London | 23:05 → 01:07 | 07:21 | 0 min | 07:25 | 0 min | 14 Oct |
| Durban | 00:05 → 02:07 | 05:21 | 0 min | 05:18 | 0 min | 14 Oct |
| Dubai | 02:05 → 04:07 | 06:16 | 0 min | 06:17 | 0 min | 14 Oct |
| Delhi | 03:35 → 05:37 | 06:21 | 0 min | 06:22 | 0 min | 14 Oct |
| Kolkata | 03:35 → 05:37 | 05:32 | 0 min | 05:33 | 4 min | 14 Oct |
| Singapore | 05:35 → 07:37 | 06:18 | 0 min | 06:18 | 48 min | 15 Oct |
| Sydney | 08:05 → 10:07 | 05:17 | 0 min | 05:15 | 52 min | 15 Oct |
| Suva | 10:05 → 12:07 | 05:39 | 0 min | 05:38 | 50 min | 15 Oct |