Midday of Monday 26 October
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 11:28 12:16 madhyāhna ends
10:4011:0411:2811:5212:1612:4013:04
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Durgā Navamī · 2009
Boundaryin Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 3 min 59 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Monday 26 October
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Tuesday 27 October
Qualifies with 4 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
4 of 48 minutes covered, the first 4
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 09:02 on Mon 26 Oct to 11:32 on Tue 27 Oct.
2009-10-26T14:01:59Z → 2009-10-27T16:32:02Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:28–12:16 on the 26th, 11:28–12:16 on the 27th.
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 26th and 4 of 48 on the 27th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both middays qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 239 s < 300 s
Ruling
Durgā Navamī, Lima, 2009: Monday 26 October.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Lima, Durgā Navamī 2009 falls on Monday 26 October. Navamī runs from 09:02 on Mon 26 Oct to 11:32 on Tue 27 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 4 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken. It is 3 min 59 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 26 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 26 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 26 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Lima. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/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.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Navamī | Madhyāhna 26th | Covered | Madhyāhna 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:02 → 09:32 | 12:13 | 48 min | 12:13 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Chicago | 09:02 → 11:32 | 12:10 | 48 min | 12:10 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Jersey City | 10:02 → 12:32 | 12:16 | 48 min | 12:16 | 16 min | 26 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 10:02 → 12:32 | 11:26 | 48 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 26 Oct |
| London | 14:02 → 16:32 | 11:20 | 0 min | 11:20 | 48 min | 27 Oct |
| Durban | 16:02 → 18:32 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 27 Oct |
| Dubai | 18:02 → 20:32 | 11:39 | 0 min | 11:38 | 48 min | 27 Oct |
| Delhi | 19:32 → 22:02 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 27 Oct |
| Kolkata | 19:32 → 22:02 | 10:56 | 0 min | 10:56 | 48 min | 27 Oct |
| Singapore | 22:02 → 00:32 | 12:25 | 0 min | 12:24 | 48 min | 27 Oct |
| Sydney | 01:02 → 03:32 | 12:15 | 0 min | 12:15 | 48 min | 27 Oct |
| Suva | 02:02 → 04:32 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 27 Oct |