Midday of Sunday 16 April
Qualifies with 46 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 12:02 12:50 madhyāhna ends
Navamī begins 12:04:07
11:1411:3812:0212:2612:5013:1413:38
46 of 48 minutes covered, the last 46
Ruling · Rāma Navamī · 1978
Boundaryin Daegu, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both middays qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Sunday 16 April
Qualifies with 46 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
46 of 48 minutes covered, the last 46
Midday of Monday 17 April
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 12:04 on Sun 16 Apr to 14:06 on Mon 17 Apr.
1978-04-16T03:04:08Z → 1978-04-17T05:05:49Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:02–12:50 on the 16th, 12:02–12:50 on the 17th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 46 of 48 minutes on the 16th and 48 of 48 on the 17th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Both middays qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 138 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rāma Navamī, Daegu, 1978: Monday 17 April.
confidence: boundary (margin, tie-break-unstated)
In Daegu, Rāma Navamī 1978 falls on Monday 17 April. Navamī runs from 12:04 on Sun 16 Apr to 14:06 on Mon 17 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 46 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested. It is 2 min 18 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 17 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 17 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 17 Apr |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daegu. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/rama-navami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 9 Ramanavami (madhyahnavyapini, special with Punarvasu naks.), Rama jayanti.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102. The row calls the day special when it falls with Punarvasu nakṣatra; the nakṣatra is not tested.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Navamī | Madhyāhna 16th | Covered | Madhyāhna 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:04 → 21:06 | 11:29 | 48 min | 11:29 | 0 min | 16 Apr |
| Chicago | 21:04 → 23:06 | 11:27 | 48 min | 11:27 | 0 min | 16 Apr |
| Jersey City | 22:04 → 00:06 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 16 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 23:04 → 01:06 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 16 Apr |
| London | 04:04 → 06:06 | 12:37 | 48 min | 12:37 | 0 min | 16 Apr |
| Durban | 05:04 → 07:06 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:31 | 0 min | 16 Apr |
| Dubai | 07:04 → 09:06 | 11:55 | 48 min | 11:55 | 0 min | 16 Apr |
| Delhi | 08:34 → 10:36 | 11:57 | 48 min | 11:57 | 0 min | 16 Apr |
| Kolkata | 08:34 → 10:36 | 11:13 | 48 min | 11:12 | 0 min | 16 Apr |
| Singapore | 10:34 → 12:36 | 12:11 | 48 min | 12:10 | 26 min | 16 Apr |
| Sydney | 13:04 → 15:06 | 11:31 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 17 Apr |
| Suva | 15:04 → 17:06 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 17 Apr |