Ruling · Durgā Saptamī · 2068
Boundaryin Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 4 min 41 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas.
Morning of Wednesday 3 October
Saptamī holds for 7 of 46 minutes of the first muhūrta after sunrise, not all of it. Not taken.
7 of 46 minutes covered, the last 7
Morning of Thursday 4 October
Taken. The only morning Saptamī reaches.
46 of 46 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 06:21 on Wed 3 Oct to 06:34 on Thu 4 Oct.
2068-10-02T22:21:05Z → 2068-10-03T22:34:12Z
Kāla
The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas: 05:42–06:28 on the 3rd, 05:44–06:30 on the 4th.
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 7 of 46 minutes on the 3rd and 46 of 46 on the 4th.
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 281 s < 300 s
Ruling
Durgā Saptamī, Daqing, 2068: Thursday 4 October.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Daqing, Durgā Saptamī 2068 falls on Thursday 4 October. Saptamī runs from 06:21 on Wed 3 Oct to 06:34 on Thu 4 Oct and covers all of the first muhūrta after sunrise that morning. It is 4 min 41 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 4 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 4 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 4 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 2nd | Covered | Sunrise 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:21 → 15:34 | 06:49 | 0 min | 06:50 | 47 min | 3 Oct |
| Chicago | 17:21 → 17:34 | 06:50 | 0 min | 06:51 | 46 min | 3 Oct |
| Jersey City | 18:21 → 18:34 | 06:55 | 0 min | 06:56 | 46 min | 3 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 18:21 → 18:34 | 05:55 | 0 min | 05:55 | 48 min | 3 Oct |
| London | 23:21 → 23:34 | 07:05 | 0 min | 07:06 | 46 min | 3 Oct |
| Durban | 00:21 → 00:34 | 05:33 | 0 min | 05:31 | 50 min | 3 Oct |
| Dubai | 02:21 → 02:34 | 06:12 | 0 min | 06:12 | 47 min | 3 Oct |
| Delhi | 03:51 → 04:04 | 06:15 | 0 min | 06:16 | 47 min | 3 Oct |
| Kolkata | 03:51 → 04:04 | 05:29 | 0 min | 05:29 | 47 min | 3 Oct |
| Singapore | 06:21 → 06:34 | 06:51 | 0 min | 06:51 | 48 min | 3 Oct |
| Sydney | 08:21 → 08:34 | 05:31 | 0 min | 05:29 | 0 min | 4 Oct |
| Suva | 10:21 → 10:34 | 05:48 | 0 min | 05:47 | 0 min | 4 Oct |