Midday of Tuesday 13 April
Qualifies with 22 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 12:55 13:43 madhyāhna ends
Navamī begins 13:21:24
12:0712:3112:5513:1913:4314:0714:31
22 of 48 minutes covered, the last 22
Ruling · Rāma Navamī · 1943
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both middays qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 13 April
Qualifies with 22 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
22 of 48 minutes covered, the last 22
Midday of Wednesday 14 April
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 13:21 on Tue 13 Apr to 15:53 on Wed 14 Apr.
1943-04-13T04:21:25Z → 1943-04-14T06:53:09Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:55–13:43 on the 13th, 12:55–13:43 on the 14th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 22 of 48 minutes on the 13th and 48 of 48 on the 14th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Both middays qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 1313 s
Ruling
Rāma Navamī, Baoding, 1943: Wednesday 14 April.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Baoding, Rāma Navamī 1943 falls on Wednesday 14 April. Navamī runs from 13:21 on Tue 13 Apr to 15:53 on Wed 14 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 22 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 14 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 14 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 14 Apr |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/rama-navami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 9 Ramanavami (madhyahnavyapini, special with Punarvasu naks.), Rama jayanti.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102. The row calls the day special when it falls with Punarvasu nakṣatra; the nakṣatra is not tested.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Navamī | Madhyāhna 13th | Covered | Madhyāhna 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:21 → 23:53 | 12:30 | 48 min | 12:30 | 0 min | 13 Apr |
| Chicago | 23:21 → 01:53 | 12:28 | 48 min | 12:27 | 0 min | 13 Apr |
| Jersey City | 00:21 → 02:53 | 12:33 | 48 min | 12:33 | 0 min | 13 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 01:21 → 03:53 | 12:43 | 48 min | 12:43 | 0 min | 13 Apr |
| London | 06:21 → 08:53 | 13:38 | 48 min | 13:38 | 0 min | 13 Apr |
| Durban | 06:21 → 08:53 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 13 Apr |
| Dubai | 08:21 → 10:53 | 11:56 | 48 min | 11:55 | 0 min | 13 Apr |
| Delhi | 10:51 → 13:23 | 12:58 | 48 min | 12:58 | 25 min | 13 Apr |
| Kolkata | 10:51 → 13:23 | 12:14 | 48 min | 12:13 | 48 min | 13 Apr |
| Singapore | 13:21 → 15:53 | 13:41 | 48 min | 13:41 | 48 min | 13 Apr |
| Sydney | 14:21 → 16:53 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 14 Apr |
| Suva | 16:21 → 18:53 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 14 Apr |