Morning of Wednesday 8 October
Saptamī is absent from the first muhūrta after sunrise. Not taken.
sunrise 05:48 06:33 one muhūrta on
05:0005:2405:4806:1206:3607:0007:24
0 of 45 minutes covered
Ruling · Durgā Saptamī · 1997
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 133 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas.
Morning of Wednesday 8 October
Saptamī is absent from the first muhūrta after sunrise. Not taken.
0 of 45 minutes covered
Morning of Thursday 9 October
Taken. The only morning Saptamī reaches.
45 of 45 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 09:11 on Wed 8 Oct to 08:47 on Thu 9 Oct.
1997-10-08T01:10:50Z → 1997-10-09T00:47:29Z
Kāla
The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas: 05:48–06:33 on the 8th, 05:49–06:34 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 8005 s
Ruling
Durgā Saptamī, Daqing, 1997: Thursday 9 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Durgā Saptamī 1997 falls on Thursday 9 October. Saptamī runs from 09:11 on Wed 8 Oct to 08:47 on Thu 9 Oct and covers all of the first muhūrta after sunrise that morning.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 9 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 9 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 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 | 18:11 → 17:47 | 06:53 | 46 min | 06:54 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Chicago | 20:11 → 19:47 | 06:55 | 46 min | 06:57 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Jersey City | 21:11 → 20:47 | 07:00 | 46 min | 07:01 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 21:11 → 20:47 | 05:55 | 48 min | 05:55 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| London | 02:11 → 01:47 | 07:13 | 45 min | 07:15 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Durban | 03:11 → 02:47 | 05:26 | 50 min | 05:25 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Dubai | 05:11 → 04:47 | 06:14 | 47 min | 06:14 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:41 → 06:17 | 06:18 | 24 min | 06:18 | 0 min | 8 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:41 → 06:17 | 05:30 | 0 min | 05:31 | 47 min | 8 Oct |
| Singapore | 09:11 → 08:47 | 06:50 | 0 min | 06:49 | 48 min | 9 Oct |
| Sydney | 11:11 → 10:47 | 05:24 | 0 min | 05:22 | 51 min | 9 Oct |
| Suva | 13:11 → 12:47 | 05:43 | 0 min | 05:42 | 50 min | 9 Oct |