Midday of Sunday 18 April
Qualifies with 8 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:54 12:42 madhyāhna ends
Navamī begins 12:33:56
11:0611:3011:5412:1812:4213:0613:30
8 of 48 minutes covered, the last 8
Ruling · Rāma Navamī (Rāma Jayantī) · 2032
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 Sunday 18 April
Qualifies with 8 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
8 of 48 minutes covered, the last 8
Midday of Monday 19 April
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 12:34 on Sun 18 Apr to 14:59 on Mon 19 Apr.
2032-04-18T04:33:57Z → 2032-04-19T06:58:39Z
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 8 of 48 minutes on the 18th and 48 of 48 on the 19th.
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 471 s
Ruling
Rāma Navamī, Baoding, 2032: Monday 19 April.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Baoding, Rāma Navamī 2032 falls on Monday 19 April. Navamī runs from 12:34 on Sun 18 Apr to 14:59 on Mon 19 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 8 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 | Mon 19 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 19 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 19 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 18th | Covered | Madhyāhna 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:34 → 23:59 | 12:28 | 48 min | 12:28 | 0 min | 18 Apr |
| Chicago | 23:34 → 01:59 | 12:26 | 48 min | 12:26 | 0 min | 18 Apr |
| Jersey City | 00:34 → 02:59 | 12:32 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 18 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 00:34 → 02:59 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 18 Apr |
| London | 05:34 → 07:59 | 12:36 | 48 min | 12:36 | 0 min | 18 Apr |
| Durban | 06:34 → 08:59 | 11:31 | 48 min | 11:31 | 0 min | 18 Apr |
| Dubai | 08:34 → 10:59 | 11:54 | 48 min | 11:54 | 0 min | 18 Apr |
| Delhi | 10:04 → 12:29 | 11:57 | 48 min | 11:56 | 32 min | 18 Apr |
| Kolkata | 10:04 → 12:29 | 11:12 | 48 min | 11:12 | 48 min | 18 Apr |
| Singapore | 12:34 → 14:59 | 12:40 | 48 min | 12:40 | 48 min | 18 Apr |
| Sydney | 14:34 → 16:59 | 11:30 | 0 min | 11:30 | 48 min | 19 Apr |
| Suva | 16:34 → 18:59 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 19 Apr |