Midday of Saturday 2 November
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 11:10 11:58 madhyāhna ends
Navamī begins 11:21:37
10:2210:4611:1011:3411:5812:2212:46
36 of 48 minutes covered, the last 36
Ruling · Durgā Navamī · 1946
Determinatein Chicago, 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 Saturday 2 November
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
36 of 48 minutes covered, the last 36
Midday of Sunday 3 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 11:22 on Sat 2 Nov to 12:09 on Sun 3 Nov.
1946-11-02T17:21:37Z → 1946-11-03T18:08:57Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:10–11:58 on the 2nd, 11:10–11:58 on the 3rd.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 36 of 48 minutes on the 2nd and 48 of 48 on the 3rd.
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 658 s
Ruling
Durgā Navamī, Chicago, 1946: Saturday 2 November.
confidence: determinate
In Chicago, Durgā Navamī 1946 falls on Saturday 2 November. Navamī runs from 11:22 on Sat 2 Nov to 12:09 on Sun 3 Nov and covers 36 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 | Sat 2 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 2 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 2 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Chicago. | ||
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 2nd | Covered | Madhyāhna 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:22 → 10:09 | 11:12 | 48 min | 11:12 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Chicago | 11:22 → 12:09 | 11:10 | 36 min | 11:10 | 48 min | 2 Nov |
| Jersey City | 12:22 → 13:09 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 13:22 → 14:09 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| London | 17:22 → 18:09 | 11:20 | 0 min | 11:20 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| Durban | 19:22 → 20:09 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| Dubai | 21:22 → 22:09 | 11:38 | 0 min | 11:38 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| Delhi | 22:52 → 23:39 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| Kolkata | 22:52 → 23:39 | 10:56 | 0 min | 10:56 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| Singapore | 00:52 → 01:39 | 11:54 | 0 min | 11:54 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| Sydney | 03:22 → 04:09 | 11:15 | 0 min | 11:15 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| Suva | 05:22 → 06:09 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 3 Nov |