Midday of Saturday 3 April
Qualifies with 33 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:58 12:46 madhyāhna ends
Navamī begins 12:12:50
11:1011:3411:5812:2212:4613:1013:34
33 of 48 minutes covered, the last 33
Ruling · Rāma Navamī (Rāma Jayantī) · 1971
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 Saturday 3 April
Qualifies with 33 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
33 of 48 minutes covered, the last 33
Midday of Sunday 4 April
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 12:13 on Sat 3 Apr to 13:40 on Sun 4 Apr.
1971-04-03T04:12:50Z → 1971-04-04T05:39:41Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:58–12:46 on the 3rd, 11:58–12:46 on the 4th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 33 of 48 minutes on the 3rd and 48 of 48 on the 4th.
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 886 s
Ruling
Rāma Navamī, Baoding, 1971: Sunday 4 April.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Baoding, Rāma Navamī 1971 falls on Sunday 4 April. Navamī runs from 12:13 on Sat 3 Apr to 13:40 on Sun 4 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 33 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 | Sun 4 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 4 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 4 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 3rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:13 → 21:40 | 11:33 | 48 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 3 Apr |
| Chicago | 22:13 → 23:40 | 11:30 | 48 min | 11:30 | 0 min | 3 Apr |
| Jersey City | 23:13 → 00:40 | 11:36 | 48 min | 11:36 | 0 min | 3 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 00:13 → 01:40 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 3 Apr |
| London | 05:13 → 06:40 | 12:41 | 48 min | 12:40 | 0 min | 3 Apr |
| Durban | 06:13 → 07:40 | 11:35 | 48 min | 11:35 | 0 min | 3 Apr |
| Dubai | 08:13 → 09:40 | 11:58 | 48 min | 11:58 | 0 min | 3 Apr |
| Delhi | 09:43 → 11:10 | 12:01 | 48 min | 12:01 | 0 min | 3 Apr |
| Kolkata | 09:43 → 11:10 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 3 Apr |
| Singapore | 11:43 → 13:10 | 12:14 | 48 min | 12:14 | 48 min | 3 Apr |
| Sydney | 14:13 → 15:40 | 11:35 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 4 Apr |
| Suva | 16:13 → 17:40 | 11:46 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 4 Apr |