Mahānavamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Navamī runs from 20:01 on Sun 9 Oct to 20:24 on Mon 10 Oct.

   2016-10-09T17:01:09Z → 2016-10-10T17:23:44Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 10:57–11:45 on the 9th, 10:57–11:45 on the 10th.

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

   Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 9th and 48 of 48 on the 10th.

   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 29776 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Mahānavamī, Doha, 2016: Monday 10 October.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Mahānavamī 2016 falls on Monday 10 October. Navamī runs from 20:01 on Sun 9 Oct to 20:24 on Mon 10 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

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

Month

Āśvina, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Navamī

Kāla

Madhyāhna

Priority

Pūrvaviddhā

Tie-break

First day

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 104

S 9 Mahanavami (purvaviddha) (In Bengal it is observed as paraviddha covering one muhurta from sunrise). Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.

The Bengal reading (paraviddha, one muhūrta from sunrise) is not applied.