Midday of Friday 22 April
Qualifies with 32 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:15 12:03 madhyāhna ends
Navamī begins 11:31:33
10:2710:5111:1511:3912:0312:2712:51
32 of 48 minutes covered, the last 32
Ruling · Rāma Navamī · 2067
Boundaryin Daqing, 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 Friday 22 April
Qualifies with 32 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
32 of 48 minutes covered, the last 32
Midday of Saturday 23 April
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 11:32 on Fri 22 Apr to 13:53 on Sat 23 Apr.
2067-04-22T03:31:34Z → 2067-04-23T05:53:04Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:15–12:03 on the 22nd, 11:15–12:03 on the 23rd.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 32 of 48 minutes on the 22nd and 48 of 48 on the 23rd.
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 981 s
Ruling
Rāma Navamī, Daqing, 2067: Saturday 23 April.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Daqing, Rāma Navamī 2067 falls on Saturday 23 April. Navamī runs from 11:32 on Fri 22 Apr to 13:53 on Sat 23 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the previous midday for 32 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 23 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 23 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 23 Apr |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
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 22nd | Covered | Madhyāhna 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:32 → 22:53 | 12:28 | 48 min | 12:28 | 0 min | 22 Apr |
| Chicago | 22:32 → 00:53 | 12:26 | 48 min | 12:25 | 0 min | 22 Apr |
| Jersey City | 23:32 → 01:53 | 12:31 | 48 min | 12:31 | 0 min | 22 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 23:32 → 01:53 | 11:41 | 48 min | 11:41 | 0 min | 22 Apr |
| London | 04:32 → 06:53 | 12:36 | 48 min | 12:36 | 0 min | 22 Apr |
| Durban | 05:32 → 07:53 | 11:30 | 48 min | 11:30 | 0 min | 22 Apr |
| Dubai | 07:32 → 09:53 | 11:54 | 48 min | 11:53 | 0 min | 22 Apr |
| Delhi | 09:02 → 11:23 | 11:56 | 48 min | 11:56 | 0 min | 22 Apr |
| Kolkata | 09:02 → 11:23 | 11:11 | 48 min | 11:11 | 12 min | 22 Apr |
| Singapore | 11:32 → 13:53 | 12:39 | 48 min | 12:39 | 48 min | 22 Apr |
| Sydney | 13:32 → 15:53 | 11:30 | 0 min | 11:30 | 48 min | 23 Apr |
| Suva | 15:32 → 17:53 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 23 Apr |