Midday of Monday 30 October
Navamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 10:53 11:41 madhyāhna ends
Navamī begins 11:42:57
10:0510:2910:5311:1711:4112:0512:29
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · 2006 · Doha
Tuesday 31 October2006 · Doha, Baladiyat ad Dawhah, Qatar
Boundarymargin 2 min
In Doha, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Navamī reaches madhyāhna on neither day; the source says what then (p. 101): the second day. A threshold is only 1 min 33 s away.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Navamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Taken. Navamī reaches neither midday; the rule takes the second day.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Navamī runs from 11:43 on Mon 30 Oct to 09:55 on Tue 31 Oct.
2006-10-30T08:42:58Z → 2006-10-31T06:54:53ZMadhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 10:53–11:41 on the 30th, 10:53–11:41 on the 31st.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 30th and 0 of 48 on the 31st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104Neither midday qualifies. The source says what then (p. 101): the second day.
no day qualifies → second-day, stated: Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 101 · margin 93 s < 300 sDurgā Navamī, Doha, 2006: Tuesday 31 October.
confidence: boundary (margin)In Doha, Durgā Navamī 2006 falls on Tuesday 31 October. Navamī runs from 11:43 on Mon 30 Oct to 09:55 on Tue 31 Oct, and reaches madhyāhna on neither day. For that case the source takes the second day (Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 101). It is 1 min 33 s from a threshold. The rule does not settle this date cleanly.
never edited to agree
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 31 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 31 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 30 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Doha. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
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.
Here noon or madhyahna relates to the period of time from 24 minutes (one ghatika) before mid-day upto the same time after it. This is the most appropriate time. If this time is not covered by the tithi on any day, the festival is to be observed on the succeeding day of the tithi.Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 101.
twelve places, west to east · local clocks
| Place | Navamī | Madhyāhna 30th | Covered | Madhyāhna 31st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:43 → 22:55 | 11:12 | 48 min | 11:12 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Chicago | 02:43 → 00:55 | 11:10 | 48 min | 11:10 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Jersey City | 03:43 → 01:55 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 04:43 → 02:55 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| London | 08:43 → 06:55 | 11:20 | 48 min | 11:20 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Durban | 10:43 → 08:55 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Dubai | 12:43 → 10:55 | 11:38 | 0 min | 11:38 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Delhi | 14:13 → 12:25 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 44 min | 31 Oct |
| Kolkata | 14:13 → 12:25 | 10:56 | 0 min | 10:56 | 48 min | 31 Oct |
| Singapore | 16:43 → 14:55 | 12:24 | 0 min | 12:24 | 48 min | 31 Oct |
| Sydney | 19:43 → 17:55 | 12:15 | 0 min | 12:15 | 48 min | 31 Oct |
| Suva | 20:43 → 18:55 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 31 Oct |