Morning of Saturday 21 October
Taken. The only morning Saptamī reaches.
sunrise 06:26 07:12 one muhūrta on
05:3806:0206:2606:5007:1407:3808:02
46 of 46 minutes covered
Ruling · Durgā Saptamī · 2023
Determinatein Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 421 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas.
Morning of Saturday 21 October
Taken. The only morning Saptamī reaches.
46 of 46 minutes covered
Morning of Sunday 22 October
Saptamī is absent from the first muhūrta after sunrise. Not taken.
0 of 46 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 23:25 on Fri 20 Oct to 21:54 on Sat 21 Oct.
2023-10-20T17:55:23Z → 2023-10-21T16:23:54Z
Kāla
The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas: 06:26–07:12 on the 21st, 06:27–07:13 on the 22nd.
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 46 of 46 minutes on the 21st and 0 of 46 on the 22nd.
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 25264 s
Ruling
Durgā Saptamī, Ujjain, 2023: Saturday 21 October.
confidence: determinate
In Ujjain, Durgā Saptamī 2023 falls on Saturday 21 October. Saptamī runs from 23:25 on Fri 20 Oct to 21:54 on Sat 21 Oct and covers all of the first muhūrta after sunrise that morning.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 21 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 21 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 21 Oct |
| Rashtriya Panchang | Principal festivals, 2023-24 | Sat 21 Oct |
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 20th | Covered | Sunrise 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:55 → 09:24 | 07:02 | 0 min | 07:03 | 45 min | 21 Oct |
| Chicago | 12:55 → 11:24 | 07:09 | 0 min | 07:10 | 43 min | 21 Oct |
| Jersey City | 13:55 → 12:24 | 07:13 | 0 min | 07:14 | 44 min | 21 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 13:55 → 12:24 | 05:56 | 0 min | 05:56 | 47 min | 21 Oct |
| London | 18:55 → 17:24 | 07:33 | 0 min | 07:35 | 41 min | 21 Oct |
| Durban | 19:55 → 18:24 | 05:13 | 0 min | 05:12 | 52 min | 21 Oct |
| Dubai | 21:55 → 20:24 | 06:19 | 0 min | 06:20 | 46 min | 21 Oct |
| Delhi | 23:25 → 21:54 | 06:25 | 0 min | 06:26 | 45 min | 21 Oct |
| Kolkata | 23:25 → 21:54 | 05:35 | 0 min | 05:36 | 46 min | 21 Oct |
| Singapore | 01:55 → 00:24 | 06:47 | 0 min | 06:47 | 48 min | 21 Oct |
| Sydney | 04:55 → 03:24 | 06:09 | 0 min | 06:08 | 52 min | 21 Oct |
| Suva | 05:55 → 04:24 | 05:35 | 0 min | 05:34 | 29 min | 21 Oct |