Midday of Saturday 27 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
madhyāhna begins 11:22 12:10 madhyāhna ends
Navamī begins 10:36:37
10:3410:5811:2211:4612:1012:3412:58
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāma Navamī · 2083
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 Saturday 27 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Sunday 28 March
Qualifies with 20 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
20 of 48 minutes covered, the first 20
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 10:37 on Sat 27 Mar to 11:41 on Sun 28 Mar.
2083-03-27T02:36:38Z → 2083-03-28T03:41:21Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:22–12:10 on the 27th, 11:22–12:10 on the 28th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 27th and 20 of 48 on the 28th.
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 1176 s
Ruling
Rāma Navamī, Daqing, 2083: Saturday 27 March.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Daqing, Rāma Navamī 2083 falls on Saturday 27 March. Navamī runs from 10:37 on Sat 27 Mar to 11:41 on Sun 28 Mar and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 20 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 27 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 27 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 27 Mar |
| 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 27th | Covered | Madhyāhna 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:37 → 20:41 | 12:35 | 48 min | 12:34 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Chicago | 21:37 → 22:41 | 12:32 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Jersey City | 22:37 → 23:41 | 12:38 | 48 min | 12:38 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 22:37 → 23:41 | 11:48 | 48 min | 11:47 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| London | 02:37 → 04:41 | 11:43 | 48 min | 12:42 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Durban | 04:37 → 05:41 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Dubai | 06:37 → 07:41 | 12:01 | 48 min | 12:00 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Delhi | 08:07 → 09:11 | 12:03 | 48 min | 12:03 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Kolkata | 08:07 → 09:11 | 11:18 | 48 min | 11:18 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Singapore | 10:37 → 11:41 | 12:46 | 48 min | 12:46 | 0 min | 27 Mar |
| Sydney | 13:37 → 14:41 | 12:37 | 0 min | 12:36 | 48 min | 28 Mar |
| Suva | 14:37 → 15:41 | 11:48 | 0 min | 11:48 | 48 min | 28 Mar |