Morning of Saturday 17 October
Qualifies with 46 of 46 minutes. Not taken.
sunrise 06:25 07:11 one muhūrta on
Saptamī begins 05:54:49
05:3706:0106:2506:4907:1307:3708:01
46 of 46 minutes covered
Ruling · Durgā Saptamī · 2026
Determinatein Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 30 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas.
Morning of Saturday 17 October
Qualifies with 46 of 46 minutes. Not taken.
46 of 46 minutes covered
Morning of Sunday 18 October
Taken. Both mornings qualify; the rule takes the second.
46 of 46 minutes covered
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 05:55 on Sat 17 Oct to 08:29 on Sun 18 Oct.
2026-10-17T00:24:50Z → 2026-10-18T02:58:39Z
Kāla
The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas: 06:25–07:11 on the 17th, 06:25–07:11 on the 18th.
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 17th and 46 of 46 on the 18th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both mornings qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.
priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 1798 s
Ruling
Durgā Saptamī, Ujjain, 2026: Sunday 18 October.
confidence: determinate
In Ujjain, Durgā Saptamī 2026 falls on Sunday 18 October. Saptamī runs from 05:55 on Sat 17 Oct to 08:29 on Sun 18 Oct and covers all of the first muhūrta after sunrise that morning. It also reaches the previous morning for 46 minutes; by the rule the second morning is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 18 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 18 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 18 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Ujjain. | ||
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 17th | Covered | Sunrise 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:25 → 19:59 | 07:00 | 45 min | 07:01 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Chicago | 19:25 → 21:59 | 07:06 | 44 min | 07:07 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Jersey City | 20:25 → 22:59 | 07:10 | 44 min | 07:11 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 20:25 → 22:59 | 05:55 | 47 min | 05:55 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| London | 01:25 → 03:59 | 07:28 | 42 min | 07:30 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Durban | 02:25 → 04:59 | 05:16 | 51 min | 05:15 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Dubai | 04:25 → 06:59 | 06:18 | 46 min | 06:19 | 40 min | 17 Oct |
| Delhi | 05:55 → 08:29 | 06:23 | 46 min | 06:24 | 46 min | 18 Oct |
| Kolkata | 05:55 → 08:29 | 05:34 | 26 min | 05:34 | 46 min | 18 Oct |
| Singapore | 08:25 → 10:59 | 06:48 | 0 min | 06:48 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Sydney | 11:25 → 13:59 | 06:12 | 0 min | 06:11 | 52 min | 18 Oct |
| Suva | 12:25 → 14:59 | 05:36 | 0 min | 05:36 | 50 min | 18 Oct |