Morning of Sunday 23 October
Taken. Saptamī reaches neither morning; this is the day it falls on.
0 of 45 minutes covered
Ruling · Durgā Saptamī · 2039
Boundaryin Multan, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Saptamī reaches the first muhūrta after sunrise on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas.
Morning of Sunday 23 October
Taken. Saptamī reaches neither morning; this is the day it falls on.
0 of 45 minutes covered
Morning of Monday 24 October
Saptamī is absent from the first muhūrta after sunrise. Not taken.
0 of 45 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 07:48 on Sun 23 Oct to 05:45 on Mon 24 Oct.
2039-10-23T02:48:19Z → 2039-10-24T00:44:31Z
Kāla
The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas: 06:22–07:06 on the 23rd, 06:22–07:07 on the 24th.
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 23rd and 0 of 45 on the 24th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Neither morning qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: paraviddha → tithi-day · margin 2262 s
Ruling
Durgā Saptamī, Multan, 2039: Sunday 23 October.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Multan, Durgā Saptamī 2039 falls on Sunday 23 October. Saptamī runs from 07:48 on Sun 23 Oct to 05:45 on Mon 24 Oct, and reaches the first muhūrta after sunrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 23 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 23 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 23 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Multan. | ||
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 23rd | Covered | Sunrise 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:48 → 17:45 | 07:05 | 44 min | 07:06 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Chicago | 21:48 → 19:45 | 07:12 | 43 min | 07:14 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Jersey City | 22:48 → 20:45 | 07:17 | 43 min | 07:18 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 22:48 → 20:45 | 05:56 | 47 min | 05:56 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| London | 03:48 → 01:45 | 07:38 | 41 min | 07:40 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Durban | 04:48 → 02:45 | 05:10 | 52 min | 05:09 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Dubai | 06:48 → 04:45 | 06:21 | 18 min | 06:22 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Delhi | 08:18 → 06:15 | 06:27 | 0 min | 06:28 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Kolkata | 08:18 → 06:15 | 05:37 | 0 min | 05:37 | 38 min | 23 Oct |
| Singapore | 10:48 → 08:45 | 06:47 | 0 min | 06:47 | 48 min | 24 Oct |
| Sydney | 13:48 → 11:45 | 06:05 | 0 min | 06:04 | 53 min | 24 Oct |
| Suva | 14:48 → 12:45 | 05:33 | 0 min | 05:32 | 51 min | 24 Oct |