Midday of Tuesday 12 April
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
madhyāhna begins 11:56 12:44 madhyāhna ends
11:0811:3211:5612:2012:4413:0813:32
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāma Navamī (Rāma Jayantī) · 2095
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 Tuesday 12 April
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 13 April
Qualifies with 36 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
36 of 48 minutes covered, the first 36
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 11:01 on Tue 12 Apr to 12:32 on Wed 13 Apr.
2095-04-12T03:00:38Z → 2095-04-13T04:31:46Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:56–12:44 on the 12th, 11:55–12:43 on the 13th.
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 12th and 36 of 48 on the 13th.
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 697 s
Ruling
Rāma Navamī, Baoding, 2095: Tuesday 12 April.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Baoding, Rāma Navamī 2095 falls on Tuesday 12 April. Navamī runs from 11:01 on Tue 12 Apr to 12:32 on Wed 13 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 36 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 | Tue 12 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 12 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 12 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 12th | Covered | Madhyāhna 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:01 → 21:32 | 12:30 | 48 min | 12:30 | 0 min | 12 Apr |
| Chicago | 22:01 → 23:32 | 12:28 | 48 min | 12:28 | 0 min | 12 Apr |
| Jersey City | 23:01 → 00:32 | 12:34 | 48 min | 12:33 | 0 min | 12 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 23:01 → 00:32 | 11:43 | 48 min | 11:43 | 0 min | 12 Apr |
| London | 04:01 → 05:32 | 12:38 | 48 min | 12:38 | 0 min | 12 Apr |
| Durban | 05:01 → 06:32 | 11:33 | 48 min | 11:33 | 0 min | 12 Apr |
| Dubai | 07:01 → 08:32 | 11:56 | 48 min | 11:56 | 0 min | 12 Apr |
| Delhi | 08:31 → 10:02 | 11:58 | 48 min | 11:58 | 0 min | 12 Apr |
| Kolkata | 08:31 → 10:02 | 11:14 | 48 min | 11:14 | 0 min | 12 Apr |
| Singapore | 11:01 → 12:32 | 12:42 | 48 min | 12:41 | 0 min | 12 Apr |
| Sydney | 13:01 → 14:32 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 13 Apr |
| Suva | 15:01 → 16:32 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 13 Apr |