Morning of Sunday 24 September
Taken. Saptamī reaches neither morning; this is the day it falls on.
sunrise 06:17 07:05 one muhūrta on
Saptamī begins 06:57:10
05:2905:5306:1706:4107:0507:2907:5308:17
8 of 48 minutes covered, the last 8
Ruling · Durgā Saptamī · 2028
Boundaryin Ujjain, 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 24 September
Taken. Saptamī reaches neither morning; this is the day it falls on.
8 of 48 minutes covered, the last 8
Morning of Monday 25 September
Saptamī holds for 16 of 48 minutes of the first muhūrta after sunrise, not all of it. Not taken.
16 of 48 minutes covered, the first 16
Aṅga
Saptamī runs from 06:57 on Sun 24 Sep to 06:33 on Mon 25 Sep.
2028-09-24T01:27:11Z → 2028-09-25T01:03:08Z
Kāla
The first muhūrta after sunrise is 1st of 15 day muhūrtas: 06:17–07:05 on the 24th, 06:17–07:05 on the 25th.
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 8 of 48 minutes on the 24th and 16 of 48 on the 25th.
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 458 s
Ruling
Durgā Saptamī, Ujjain, 2028: Sunday 24 September.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Ujjain, Durgā Saptamī 2028 falls on Sunday 24 September. Saptamī runs from 06:57 on Sun 24 Sep to 06:33 on Mon 25 Sep, and reaches the first muhūrta after sunrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 24 Sep |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 24 Sep |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 24 Sep |
| 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 24th | Covered | Sunrise 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:27 → 18:03 | 06:43 | 48 min | 06:44 | 0 min | 24 Sep |
| Chicago | 20:27 → 20:03 | 06:41 | 48 min | 06:42 | 0 min | 24 Sep |
| Jersey City | 21:27 → 21:03 | 06:47 | 48 min | 06:48 | 0 min | 24 Sep |
| Port of Spain | 21:27 → 21:03 | 05:55 | 48 min | 05:55 | 0 min | 24 Sep |
| London | 02:27 → 02:03 | 06:51 | 48 min | 06:52 | 0 min | 24 Sep |
| Durban | 03:27 → 03:03 | 05:43 | 49 min | 05:42 | 0 min | 24 Sep |
| Dubai | 05:27 → 05:03 | 06:08 | 48 min | 06:09 | 0 min | 24 Sep |
| Delhi | 06:57 → 06:33 | 06:11 | 2 min | 06:11 | 22 min | 24 Sep |
| Kolkata | 06:57 → 06:33 | 05:26 | 0 min | 05:26 | 48 min | 25 Sep |
| Singapore | 09:27 → 09:03 | 06:54 | 0 min | 06:53 | 48 min | 25 Sep |
| Sydney | 11:27 → 11:03 | 05:42 | 0 min | 05:41 | 49 min | 25 Sep |
| Suva | 13:27 → 13:03 | 05:54 | 0 min | 05:54 | 49 min | 25 Sep |