Durgā Navamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Navamī runs from 09:37 on Fri 23 Nov to 12:06 on Sat 24 Nov.

   2001-11-23T12:36:51Z → 2001-11-24T15:06:19Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:03–12:51 on the 23rd, 12:03–12:51 on the 24th.

   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 23rd and 3 of 48 on the 24th.

   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 174 s < 300 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Durgā Navamī, Paramaribo, 2001: Friday 23 November.

   confidence: boundary (margin)

In Paramaribo, Durgā Navamī 2001 falls on Friday 23 November. Navamī runs from 09:37 on Fri 23 Nov to 12:06 on Sat 24 Nov and covers all of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 3 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken. It is 2 min 54 s from a threshold. The rule does not settle this date cleanly.

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.