Forenoon of Thursday 31 October
Qualifies with 150 of 212 minutes. Not taken.
06:44 sunrisepūrvāhṇa ends 10:16
Navamī begins 07:45:55
06:2007:0807:5608:4409:3210:20
150 of 212 minutes covered, the last 150
Ruling · Akṣaya Navamī (Amla Navami) · 1957
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both forenoons qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pūrvāhṇa is first 5 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Forenoon of Thursday 31 October
Qualifies with 150 of 212 minutes. Not taken.
150 of 212 minutes covered, the last 150
Forenoon of Friday 1 November
Taken. Both forenoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
196 of 211 minutes covered, the first 196
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 07:46 on Thu 31 Oct to 10:01 on Fri 1 Nov.
1957-10-30T23:45:55Z → 1957-11-01T02:01:03Z
Kāla
Pūrvāhṇa is first 5 of 15 day muhūrtas: 06:44–10:16 on the 31st, 06:45–10:16 on the 1st.
purvahna: day-muhurta-1-5 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Navamī must be present during pūrvāhṇa. It covers 150 of 212 minutes on the 31st and 196 of 211 on the 1st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both forenoons qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 897 s
Ruling
Akṣaya Navamī, Baoding, 1957: Friday 1 November.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Baoding, Akṣaya Navamī (Amla Navami) 1957 falls on Friday 1 November. Navamī runs from 07:46 on Thu 31 Oct to 10:01 on Fri 1 Nov and covers 196 of 211 minutes of pūrvāhṇa that forenoon. It also reaches the previous forenoon for 150 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 | Fri 1 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 1 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 1 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/akshaya-navami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 9 Aksaya navami (purvahnavyapini), Jagaddhatri puja (Bengal), (udayavyapini one muhurta), Anla navami (Orissa), Durga navami (purvaviddha), Gauri vrata.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Navamī | Sunrise 30th | Covered | Sunrise 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:46 → 18:01 | 06:11 | 0 min | 06:13 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Chicago | 17:46 → 20:01 | 06:21 | 0 min | 06:23 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Jersey City | 18:46 → 21:01 | 06:24 | 0 min | 06:27 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 19:46 → 22:01 | 05:57 | 0 min | 05:58 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| London | 23:46 → 02:01 | 06:50 | 0 min | 06:54 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Durban | 01:46 → 04:01 | 05:04 | 0 min | 05:02 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Dubai | 03:46 → 06:01 | 06:25 | 0 min | 06:26 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Delhi | 05:16 → 07:31 | 06:32 | 0 min | 06:33 | 58 min | 31 Oct |
| Kolkata | 05:16 → 07:31 | 05:40 | 0 min | 05:41 | 110 min | 31 Oct |
| Singapore | 07:16 → 09:31 | 06:16 | 0 min | 06:16 | 195 min | 1 Nov |
| Sydney | 09:46 → 12:01 | 04:58 | 0 min | 04:56 | 269 min | 1 Nov |
| Suva | 11:46 → 14:01 | 05:29 | 0 min | 05:28 | 255 min | 1 Nov |