Durgā Navamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Navamī runs from 05:10 on Fri 16 Nov to 07:25 on Sat 17 Nov.

   2018-11-16T04:10:26Z → 2018-11-17T06:24:34Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:20–12:08 on the 16th, 11:20–12:08 on the 17th.

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

   Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 16th and 0 of 48 on the 17th.

   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.

   priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 14109 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Durgā Navamī, Kinshasa, 2018: Friday 16 November.

   confidence: determinate

In Kinshasa, Durgā Navamī 2018 falls on Friday 16 November. Navamī runs from 05:10 on Fri 16 Nov to 07:25 on Sat 17 Nov and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

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.