Midday of Sunday 31 March
Navamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:59 12:47 madhyāhna ends
11:1111:3511:5912:2312:4713:1113:35
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāma Navamī (Rāma Jayantī) · 1974
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 346 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 31 March
Navamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 1 April
Taken. The only midday Navamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 20:43 on Sun 31 Mar to 18:32 on Mon 1 Apr.
1974-03-31T12:43:00Z → 1974-04-01T10:32:04Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:59–12:47 on the 31st, 11:59–12:47 on the 1st.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 31st and 48 of 48 on the 1st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 20730 s
Ruling
Rāma Navamī, Baoding, 1974: Monday 1 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Rāma Navamī 1974 falls on Monday 1 April. Navamī runs from 20:43 on Sun 31 Mar to 18:32 on Mon 1 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 1 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 1 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 1 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 31st | Covered | Madhyāhna 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:43 → 03:32 | 12:33 | 48 min | 12:33 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Chicago | 07:43 → 05:32 | 12:31 | 48 min | 12:31 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Jersey City | 08:43 → 06:32 | 12:37 | 48 min | 12:37 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 08:43 → 06:32 | 11:46 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 31 Mar |
| London | 13:43 → 11:32 | 12:41 | 0 min | 12:41 | 0 min | 1 Apr |
| Durban | 14:43 → 12:32 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:36 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Dubai | 16:43 → 14:32 | 11:59 | 0 min | 11:59 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Delhi | 18:13 → 16:02 | 12:02 | 0 min | 12:01 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Kolkata | 18:13 → 16:02 | 11:17 | 0 min | 11:17 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Singapore | 20:13 → 18:02 | 12:15 | 0 min | 12:15 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Sydney | 22:43 → 20:32 | 11:35 | 0 min | 11:35 | 48 min | 1 Apr |
| Suva | 00:43 → 22:32 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:46 | 48 min | 1 Apr |