Durgā Navamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Navamī runs from 07:53 on Wed 21 Nov to 08:10 on Thu 22 Nov.

   2012-11-21T02:23:28Z → 2012-11-22T02:39:58Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:33–12:21 on the 21st, 11:33–12:21 on the 22nd.

   madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
3. ३Step 3, Rule

   Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 21st and 0 of 48 on the 22nd.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.

   one day qualifies → only-day · margin 12168 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Durgā Navamī, Colombo, 2012: Wednesday 21 November.

   confidence: determinate

In Colombo, Durgā Navamī 2012 falls on Wednesday 21 November. Navamī runs from 07:53 on Wed 21 Nov to 08:10 on Thu 22 Nov and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

Month

Kārtika, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Navamī

Kāla

Madhyāhna

Priority

Pūrvaviddhā

Tie-break

First day

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 104

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.