Durgā Navamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Navamī runs from 11:15 on Thu 31 Oct to 11:54 on Fri 1 Nov.

   2052-10-31T08:15:09Z → 2052-11-01T08:53:36Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 10:53–11:41 on the 31st, 10:53–11:41 on the 1st.

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

   Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 26 of 48 minutes on the 31st and 48 of 48 on the 1st.

   Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
4. ४Step 4, Tie-break

   Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.

   priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 735 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Durgā Navamī, Doha, 2052: Thursday 31 October.

   confidence: determinate

In Doha, Durgā Navamī 2052 falls on Thursday 31 October. Navamī runs from 11:15 on Thu 31 Oct to 11:54 on Fri 1 Nov and covers 26 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken.

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

Month

Kārtika, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Navamī

Kāla

Madhyāhna

Priority

Pūrvaviddhā

Tie-break

First day

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 104

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.