Morning of Sunday 8 October
Saptamī is absent from the first muhūrta after sunrise. Not taken.
sunrise 05:47 06:33 one muhūrta on
04:5905:2305:4706:1106:3506:5907:23
0 of 45 minutes covered
Ruling · Durgā Saptamī · 1978
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 8 min 04 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas.
Morning of Sunday 8 October
Saptamī is absent from the first muhūrta after sunrise. Not taken.
0 of 45 minutes covered
Morning of Monday 9 October
Taken. The only morning Saptamī reaches.
45 of 45 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 08:42 on Sun 8 Oct to 06:42 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: 05:47–06:33 on the 8th, 05:48–06:34 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 0 of 45 minutes on the 8th and 45 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 484 s
Ruling
Durgā Saptamī, Daqing, 1978: Monday 9 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Durgā Saptamī 1978 falls on Monday 9 October. Saptamī runs from 08:42 on Sun 8 Oct to 06:42 on Mon 9 Oct and covers all of the first muhūrta after sunrise that morning.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 9 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 9 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 9 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 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 |