Midday of Tuesday 15 April
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
madhyāhna begins 11:50 12:38 madhyāhna ends
11:0211:2611:5012:1412:3813:0213:26
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāma Navamī · 1997
Boundaryin Multan, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both middays qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Tuesday 15 April
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Wednesday 16 April
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 10:59 on Tue 15 Apr to 13:18 on Wed 16 Apr.
1997-04-15T05:59:09Z → 1997-04-16T08:17:33Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:50–12:38 on the 15th, 11:50–12:38 on the 16th.
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 15th and 48 of 48 on the 16th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Both middays qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 2363 s
Ruling
Rāma Navamī, Multan, 1997: Tuesday 15 April.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Multan, Rāma Navamī 1997 falls on Tuesday 15 April. Navamī runs from 10:59 on Tue 15 Apr to 13:18 on Wed 16 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 48 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 15 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 15 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 15 Apr |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Multan. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/rama-navami · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 9 Ramanavami (madhyahnavyapini, special with Punarvasu naks.), Rama jayanti.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102. The row calls the day special when it falls with Punarvasu nakṣatra; the nakṣatra is not tested.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Navamī | Madhyāhna 15th | Covered | Madhyāhna 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:59 → 01:18 | 12:29 | 48 min | 12:29 | 0 min | 15 Apr |
| Chicago | 00:59 → 03:18 | 12:27 | 48 min | 12:27 | 0 min | 15 Apr |
| Jersey City | 01:59 → 04:18 | 12:33 | 48 min | 12:32 | 0 min | 15 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 01:59 → 04:18 | 11:42 | 48 min | 11:42 | 0 min | 15 Apr |
| London | 06:59 → 09:18 | 12:37 | 48 min | 12:37 | 0 min | 15 Apr |
| Durban | 07:59 → 10:18 | 11:32 | 48 min | 11:32 | 0 min | 15 Apr |
| Dubai | 09:59 → 12:18 | 11:55 | 48 min | 11:55 | 23 min | 15 Apr |
| Delhi | 11:29 → 13:48 | 11:57 | 48 min | 11:57 | 48 min | 15 Apr |
| Kolkata | 11:29 → 13:48 | 11:13 | 32 min | 11:13 | 48 min | 16 Apr |
| Singapore | 13:59 → 16:18 | 12:41 | 0 min | 12:40 | 48 min | 16 Apr |
| Sydney | 15:59 → 18:18 | 11:31 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 16 Apr |
| Suva | 17:59 → 20:18 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 16 Apr |