Midday of Thursday 7 November
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 11:35 12:23 madhyāhna ends
Navamī begins 11:46:15
10:4711:1111:3511:5912:2312:4713:11
37 of 48 minutes covered, the last 37
Ruling · Durgā Navamī · 1940
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 11 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Thursday 7 November
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
37 of 48 minutes covered, the last 37
Midday of Friday 8 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 11:46 on Thu 7 Nov to 13:34 on Fri 8 Nov.
1940-11-07T09:46:16Z → 1940-11-08T11:33:31Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:35–12:23 on the 7th, 11:35–12:23 on the 8th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 37 of 48 minutes on the 7th and 48 of 48 on the 8th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 672 s
Ruling
Durgā Navamī, Bucharest, 1940: Thursday 7 November.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Durgā Navamī 1940 falls on Thursday 7 November. Navamī runs from 11:46 on Thu 7 Nov to 13:34 on Fri 8 Nov and covers 37 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 7 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 7 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 7 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Bucharest. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/durga-navami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 9 Aksaya navami (purvahnavyapini), Jagaddhatri puja (Bengal), (udayavyapini one muhurta), Anla navami (Orissa), Durga navami (purvaviddha), Gauri vrata.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Navamī | Madhyāhna 7th | Covered | Madhyāhna 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:46 → 03:34 | 11:13 | 48 min | 11:13 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Chicago | 03:46 → 05:34 | 11:10 | 48 min | 11:10 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Jersey City | 04:46 → 06:34 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 05:46 → 07:34 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| London | 10:46 → 12:34 | 12:20 | 48 min | 12:20 | 14 min | 7 Nov |
| Durban | 11:46 → 13:34 | 11:16 | 18 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 7 Nov |
| Dubai | 13:46 → 15:34 | 11:38 | 0 min | 11:38 | 48 min | 8 Nov |
| Delhi | 15:16 → 17:04 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 8 Nov |
| Kolkata | 15:16 → 17:04 | 10:56 | 0 min | 10:56 | 48 min | 8 Nov |
| Singapore | 17:06 → 18:54 | 11:44 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 8 Nov |
| Sydney | 19:46 → 21:34 | 11:15 | 0 min | 11:15 | 48 min | 8 Nov |
| Suva | 21:46 → 23:34 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 8 Nov |