Morning of Wednesday 6 October
Saptamī is absent from the first muhūrta after sunrise. Not taken.
0 of 50 minutes covered
Ruling · Durgā Saptamī · 2027
Determinatein Sydney, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 46 minutes.
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33°52′ S 151°12′ E · Australia/Sydney · GeoNames 2147714
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas.
Morning of Wednesday 6 October
Saptamī is absent from the first muhūrta after sunrise. Not taken.
0 of 50 minutes covered
Morning of Thursday 7 October
Taken. The only morning Saptamī reaches.
50 of 50 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 08:03 on Wed 6 Oct to 09:44 on Thu 7 Oct.
2027-10-05T21:03:15Z → 2027-10-06T22:43:40Z
Kāla
The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas: 06:27–07:17 on the 6th, 06:25–07:16 on the 7th.
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 50 minutes on the 6th and 50 of 50 on the 7th.
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 2779 s
Ruling
Durgā Saptamī, Sydney, 2027: Thursday 7 October.
confidence: determinate
In Sydney, Durgā Saptamī 2027 falls on Thursday 7 October. Saptamī runs from 08:03 on Wed 6 Oct to 09:44 on Thu 7 Oct and covers all of the first muhūrta after sunrise that morning.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 7 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 7 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 7 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Sydney. | ||
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 | 14:03 → 15:44 | 06:51 | 0 min | 06:51 | 47 min | 6 Oct |
| Chicago | 16:03 → 17:44 | 06:52 | 0 min | 06:53 | 46 min | 6 Oct |
| Jersey City | 17:03 → 18:44 | 06:57 | 0 min | 06:58 | 46 min | 6 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 17:03 → 18:44 | 05:55 | 0 min | 05:55 | 48 min | 6 Oct |
| London | 22:03 → 23:44 | 07:08 | 0 min | 07:09 | 45 min | 6 Oct |
| Durban | 23:03 → 00:44 | 05:30 | 0 min | 05:29 | 50 min | 6 Oct |
| Dubai | 01:03 → 02:44 | 06:13 | 0 min | 06:13 | 47 min | 6 Oct |
| Delhi | 02:33 → 04:14 | 06:16 | 0 min | 06:17 | 47 min | 6 Oct |
| Kolkata | 02:33 → 04:14 | 05:29 | 0 min | 05:30 | 47 min | 6 Oct |
| Singapore | 05:03 → 06:44 | 06:51 | 0 min | 06:50 | 48 min | 6 Oct |
| Sydney | 08:03 → 09:44 | 06:28 | 0 min | 06:27 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Suva | 09:03 → 10:44 | 05:46 | 0 min | 05:45 | 0 min | 7 Oct |