Midday of Thursday 3 December
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 11:06 11:54 madhyāhna ends
Saptamī begins 11:47:07
10:1810:4211:0611:3011:5412:1812:42
6 of 48 minutes covered, the last 6
Ruling · Mitra Saptamī · 1981
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 6 min 27 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 3 December
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
6 of 48 minutes covered, the last 6
Midday of Friday 4 December
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 11:47 on Thu 3 Dec to 12:22 on Fri 4 Dec.
1981-12-03T03:47:07Z → 1981-12-04T04:22:08Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:06–11:54 on the 3rd, 11:06–11:54 on the 4th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Saptamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 6 of 48 minutes on the 3rd and 48 of 48 on the 4th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 387 s
Ruling
Mitra Saptamī, Daqing, 1981: Thursday 3 December.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Mitra Saptamī 1981 falls on Thursday 3 December. Saptamī runs from 11:47 on Thu 3 Dec to 12:22 on Fri 4 Dec and covers 6 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 3 Dec |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 3 Dec |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 3 Dec |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/mitra-saptami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 7 Mitra saptami (purvaviddha).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Saptamī | Madhyāhna 3rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:47 → 20:22 | 11:19 | 48 min | 11:19 | 0 min | 3 Dec |
| Chicago | 21:47 → 22:22 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 3 Dec |
| Jersey City | 22:47 → 23:22 | 11:22 | 48 min | 11:23 | 0 min | 3 Dec |
| Port of Spain | 23:47 → 00:22 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 3 Dec |
| London | 03:47 → 04:22 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 3 Dec |
| Durban | 05:47 → 06:22 | 11:22 | 48 min | 11:22 | 0 min | 3 Dec |
| Dubai | 07:47 → 08:22 | 11:44 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 3 Dec |
| Delhi | 09:17 → 09:52 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 3 Dec |
| Kolkata | 09:17 → 09:52 | 11:02 | 48 min | 11:03 | 0 min | 3 Dec |
| Singapore | 11:17 → 11:52 | 12:00 | 48 min | 12:01 | 0 min | 3 Dec |
| Sydney | 14:47 → 15:22 | 12:21 | 0 min | 12:21 | 48 min | 4 Dec |
| Suva | 15:47 → 16:22 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 4 Dec |