Midday of Saturday 4 April
Navamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:58 12:46 madhyāhna ends
11:1011:3411:5812:2212:4613:1013:34
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāma Navamī (Rāma Jayantī) · 1998
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 217 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 4 April
Navamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 5 April
Taken. The only midday Navamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 16:22 on Sat 4 Apr to 17:05 on Sun 5 Apr.
1998-04-04T08:22:25Z → 1998-04-05T09:04:51Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:58–12:46 on the 4th, 11:57–12:45 on the 5th.
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 4th and 48 of 48 on the 5th.
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 13007 s
Ruling
Rāma Navamī, Baoding, 1998: Sunday 5 April.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Rāma Navamī 1998 falls on Sunday 5 April. Navamī runs from 16:22 on Sat 4 Apr to 17:05 on Sun 5 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 5 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 5 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 5 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 4th | Covered | Madhyāhna 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:22 → 01:05 | 11:32 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Chicago | 02:22 → 04:05 | 11:30 | 48 min | 12:30 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Jersey City | 03:22 → 05:05 | 11:36 | 48 min | 12:35 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 04:22 → 05:05 | 11:45 | 48 min | 11:45 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| London | 09:22 → 10:05 | 12:40 | 48 min | 12:40 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Durban | 10:22 → 11:05 | 11:35 | 48 min | 11:34 | 0 min | 4 Apr |
| Dubai | 12:22 → 13:05 | 11:58 | 24 min | 11:58 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Delhi | 13:52 → 14:35 | 12:00 | 0 min | 12:00 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Kolkata | 13:52 → 14:35 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Singapore | 16:22 → 17:05 | 12:44 | 0 min | 12:43 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Sydney | 18:22 → 19:05 | 11:34 | 0 min | 11:34 | 48 min | 5 Apr |
| Suva | 20:22 → 21:05 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:45 | 48 min | 5 Apr |