Morning of Saturday 19 October
Saptamī is absent from the first muhūrta after sunrise. Not taken.
sunrise 06:03 06:46 one muhūrta on
05:1505:3906:0306:2706:5107:1507:39
0 of 43 minutes covered
Ruling · Durgā Saptamī · 1985
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 595 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas.
Morning of Saturday 19 October
Saptamī is absent from the first muhūrta after sunrise. Not taken.
0 of 43 minutes covered
Morning of Sunday 20 October
Taken. The only morning Saptamī reaches.
43 of 43 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 18:11 on Sat 19 Oct to 16:42 on Sun 20 Oct.
1985-10-19T10:10:43Z → 1985-10-20T08:42:13Z
Kāla
The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas: 06:03–06:46 on the 19th, 06:04–06:47 on the 20th.
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 43 minutes on the 19th and 43 of 43 on the 20th.
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 35723 s
Ruling
Durgā Saptamī, Daqing, 1985: Sunday 20 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Durgā Saptamī 1985 falls on Sunday 20 October. Saptamī runs from 18:11 on Sat 19 Oct to 16:42 on Sun 20 Oct and covers all of the first muhūrta after sunrise that morning.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 20 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 20 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 20 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 19th | Covered | Sunrise 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:11 → 01:42 | 07:02 | 45 min | 07:03 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Chicago | 05:11 → 03:42 | 07:08 | 44 min | 07:09 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Jersey City | 06:11 → 04:42 | 07:12 | 44 min | 07:13 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 06:11 → 04:42 | 05:55 | 32 min | 05:56 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| London | 11:11 → 09:42 | 07:31 | 0 min | 07:33 | 42 min | 20 Oct |
| Durban | 12:11 → 10:42 | 05:14 | 0 min | 05:13 | 52 min | 20 Oct |
| Dubai | 14:11 → 12:42 | 06:19 | 0 min | 06:20 | 46 min | 20 Oct |
| Delhi | 15:41 → 14:12 | 06:24 | 0 min | 06:25 | 45 min | 20 Oct |
| Kolkata | 15:41 → 14:12 | 05:35 | 0 min | 05:35 | 46 min | 20 Oct |
| Singapore | 18:11 → 16:42 | 06:47 | 0 min | 06:47 | 48 min | 20 Oct |
| Sydney | 20:11 → 18:42 | 05:10 | 0 min | 05:09 | 52 min | 20 Oct |
| Suva | 22:11 → 20:42 | 05:35 | 0 min | 05:34 | 50 min | 20 Oct |