Midday of Sunday 7 October
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 12:39 13:27 madhyāhna ends
Navamī begins 11:57:04
11:5112:1512:3913:0313:2713:5114:15
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Mahānavamī · 2046
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 23 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 7 October
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Monday 8 October
Qualifies with 23 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
23 of 48 minutes covered, the first 23
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 11:57 on Sun 7 Oct to 13:02 on Mon 8 Oct.
2046-10-07T08:57:04Z → 2046-10-08T10:01:51Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:39–13:27 on the 7th, 12:39–13:27 on the 8th.
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 7th and 23 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 1384 s
Ruling
Mahānavamī, Bucharest, 2046: Sunday 7 October.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Mahānavamī 2046 falls on Sunday 7 October. Navamī runs from 11:57 on Sun 7 Oct to 13:02 on Mon 8 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 23 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 7 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 7 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 7 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Bucharest. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/mahanavami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 9 Mahanavami (purvaviddha) (In Bengal it is observed as paraviddha covering one muhurta from sunrise).” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104. The Bengal reading (paraviddha, one muhūrta from sunrise) is not applied.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Navamī | Madhyāhna 7th | Covered | Madhyāhna 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:57 → 03:02 | 12:16 | 48 min | 12:16 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Chicago | 03:57 → 05:02 | 12:14 | 48 min | 12:14 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Jersey City | 04:57 → 06:02 | 12:20 | 48 min | 12:19 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 04:57 → 06:02 | 11:30 | 48 min | 11:30 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| London | 09:57 → 11:02 | 12:24 | 48 min | 12:24 | 0 min | 7 Oct |
| Durban | 10:57 → 12:02 | 11:20 | 48 min | 11:20 | 42 min | 7 Oct |
| Dubai | 12:57 → 14:02 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 8 Oct |
| Delhi | 14:27 → 15:32 | 11:45 | 0 min | 11:44 | 48 min | 8 Oct |
| Kolkata | 14:27 → 15:32 | 11:00 | 0 min | 11:00 | 48 min | 8 Oct |
| Singapore | 16:57 → 18:02 | 12:29 | 0 min | 12:28 | 48 min | 8 Oct |
| Sydney | 19:57 → 21:02 | 12:19 | 0 min | 12:19 | 48 min | 8 Oct |
| Suva | 20:57 → 22:02 | 11:30 | 0 min | 11:30 | 48 min | 8 Oct |