Morning of Sunday 5 October
Taken. Saptamī reaches neither morning; this is the day it falls on.
sunrise 06:25 07:12 one muhūrta on
Saptamī begins 06:43:03
05:3706:0106:2506:4907:1307:3708:01
29 of 47 minutes covered, the last 29
Ruling · Durgā Saptamī · 1913
Boundaryin Phoenix, 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 5 October
Taken. Saptamī reaches neither morning; this is the day it falls on.
29 of 47 minutes covered, the last 29
Morning of Monday 6 October
Saptamī holds for 7 of 47 minutes of the first muhūrta after sunrise, not all of it. Not taken.
7 of 47 minutes covered, the first 7
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 06:43 on Sun 5 Oct to 06:33 on Mon 6 Oct.
1913-10-05T13:43:04Z → 1913-10-06T13:32:39Z
Kāla
The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas: 06:25–07:12 on the 5th, 06:26–07:13 on the 6th.
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 29 of 47 minutes on the 5th and 7 of 47 on the 6th.
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 394 s
Ruling
Durgā Saptamī, Phoenix, 1913: Sunday 5 October.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Phoenix, Durgā Saptamī 1913 falls on Sunday 5 October. Saptamī runs from 06:43 on Sun 5 Oct to 06:33 on Mon 6 Oct, and reaches the first muhūrta after sunrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 5 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 5 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 5 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Phoenix. | ||
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 5th | Covered | Sunrise 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:43 → 05:33 | 05:50 | 47 min | 05:51 | 0 min | 5 Oct |
| Chicago | 07:43 → 07:33 | 05:52 | 0 min | 05:53 | 46 min | 6 Oct |
| Jersey City | 08:43 → 08:33 | 05:57 | 0 min | 05:58 | 46 min | 6 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 09:43 → 09:33 | 05:55 | 0 min | 05:55 | 48 min | 6 Oct |
| London | 13:43 → 13:33 | 06:07 | 0 min | 06:09 | 45 min | 6 Oct |
| Durban | 15:43 → 15:33 | 05:31 | 0 min | 05:29 | 50 min | 6 Oct |
| Dubai | 17:24 → 17:14 | 05:53 | 0 min | 05:54 | 47 min | 6 Oct |
| Delhi | 19:13 → 19:03 | 06:16 | 0 min | 06:16 | 47 min | 6 Oct |
| Kolkata | 19:13 → 19:03 | 05:29 | 0 min | 05:30 | 47 min | 6 Oct |
| Singapore | 20:43 → 20:33 | 05:51 | 0 min | 05:50 | 48 min | 6 Oct |
| Sydney | 23:43 → 23:33 | 05:29 | 0 min | 05:27 | 50 min | 6 Oct |
| Suva | 01:38 → 01:28 | 05:41 | 0 min | 05:40 | 49 min | 6 Oct |