Midday of Sunday 22 November
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 11:13 12:01 madhyāhna ends
Navamī begins 11:21:46
10:2510:4911:1311:3712:0112:2512:49
39 of 48 minutes covered, the last 39
Ruling · Durgā Navamī · 2020
Determinatein Chicago, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 9 min 03 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 22 November
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
39 of 48 minutes covered, the last 39
Midday of Monday 23 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 11:22 on Sun 22 Nov to 13:03 on Mon 23 Nov.
2020-11-22T17:21:47Z → 2020-11-23T19:02:48Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:13–12:01 on the 22nd, 11:13–12:01 on the 23rd.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 39 of 48 minutes on the 22nd and 48 of 48 on the 23rd.
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 543 s
Ruling
Durgā Navamī, Chicago, 2020: Sunday 22 November.
confidence: determinate
In Chicago, Durgā Navamī 2020 falls on Sunday 22 November. Navamī runs from 11:22 on Sun 22 Nov to 13:03 on Mon 23 Nov and covers 39 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 | Sun 22 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 22 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 22 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 22nd | Covered | Madhyāhna 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:22 → 11:03 | 11:15 | 48 min | 11:15 | 0 min | 22 Nov |
| Chicago | 11:22 → 13:03 | 11:13 | 39 min | 11:13 | 48 min | 22 Nov |
| Jersey City | 12:22 → 14:03 | 11:18 | 0 min | 11:19 | 48 min | 23 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 13:22 → 15:03 | 11:28 | 0 min | 11:29 | 48 min | 23 Nov |
| London | 17:22 → 19:03 | 11:23 | 0 min | 11:23 | 48 min | 23 Nov |
| Durban | 19:22 → 21:03 | 11:18 | 0 min | 11:19 | 48 min | 23 Nov |
| Dubai | 21:22 → 23:03 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 23 Nov |
| Delhi | 22:52 → 00:33 | 11:43 | 0 min | 11:43 | 48 min | 23 Nov |
| Kolkata | 22:52 → 00:33 | 10:59 | 0 min | 10:59 | 48 min | 23 Nov |
| Singapore | 01:22 → 03:03 | 12:27 | 0 min | 12:27 | 48 min | 23 Nov |
| Sydney | 04:22 → 06:03 | 12:17 | 0 min | 12:18 | 48 min | 23 Nov |
| Suva | 05:22 → 07:03 | 11:28 | 0 min | 11:29 | 48 min | 23 Nov |