Midday of Friday 18 April
Taken. The only midday Navamī reaches.
madhyāhna begins 11:54 12:42 madhyāhna ends
11:0611:3011:5412:1812:4213:0613:30
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāma Navamī (Rāma Jayantī) · 1986
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 244 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 18 April
Taken. The only midday Navamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 19 April
Navamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 07:11 on Fri 18 Apr to 07:50 on Sat 19 Apr.
1986-04-17T23:10:44Z → 1986-04-18T23:49:46Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:54–12:42 on the 18th, 11:54–12:42 on the 19th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 18th and 0 of 48 on the 19th.
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 14637 s
Ruling
Rāma Navamī, Baoding, 1986: Friday 18 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Rāma Navamī 1986 falls on Friday 18 April. Navamī runs from 07:11 on Fri 18 Apr to 07:50 on Sat 19 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 18 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 18 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 18 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 17th | Covered | Madhyāhna 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:11 → 15:50 | 11:29 | 0 min | 11:29 | 48 min | 18 Apr |
| Chicago | 17:11 → 17:50 | 11:27 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 18 Apr |
| Jersey City | 18:11 → 18:50 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 18 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 19:11 → 19:50 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 18 Apr |
| London | 00:11 → 00:50 | 12:37 | 0 min | 12:36 | 48 min | 18 Apr |
| Durban | 01:11 → 01:50 | 11:31 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 18 Apr |
| Dubai | 03:11 → 03:50 | 11:55 | 0 min | 11:54 | 48 min | 18 Apr |
| Delhi | 04:41 → 05:20 | 11:57 | 0 min | 11:57 | 48 min | 18 Apr |
| Kolkata | 04:41 → 05:20 | 11:12 | 0 min | 11:12 | 48 min | 18 Apr |
| Singapore | 07:11 → 07:50 | 12:40 | 0 min | 12:40 | 48 min | 18 Apr |
| Sydney | 09:11 → 09:50 | 11:31 | 0 min | 11:30 | 48 min | 18 Apr |
| Suva | 11:11 → 11:50 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 18 Apr |