Durgā Navamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Navamī runs from 09:00 on Tue 29 Oct to 08:07 on Wed 30 Oct.

   1968-10-28T23:59:50Z → 1968-10-29T23:06:30Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:12–12:00 on the 29th, 11:12–12:00 on the 30th.

   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 29th and 0 of 48 on the 30th.

   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 7925 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Durgā Navamī, Nagoya, 1968: Tuesday 29 October.

   confidence: determinate

In Nagoya, Durgā Navamī 1968 falls on Tuesday 29 October. Navamī runs from 09:00 on Tue 29 Oct to 08:07 on Wed 30 Oct 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.