Mahānavamī

1. १Step 1, Aṅga

   Navamī runs from 11:38 on Wed 13 Oct to 10:23 on Thu 14 Oct.

   2021-10-13T14:38:14Z → 2021-10-14T13:22:51Z
2. २Step 2, Kāla

   Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 12:03–12:51 on the 13th, 12:03–12:51 on the 14th.

   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 13th and 0 of 48 on the 14th.

   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.

   one day qualifies → only-day · margin 1473 s
5. ५Step 5, Ruling

   Mahānavamī, Paramaribo, 2021: Wednesday 13 October.

   confidence: determinate

In Paramaribo, Mahānavamī 2021 falls on Wednesday 13 October. Navamī runs from 11:38 on Wed 13 Oct to 10:23 on Thu 14 Oct and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.

Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.

Month

Āśvina, amānta

Pakṣa · aṅga

Śukla · Navamī

Kāla

Madhyāhna

Priority

Pūrvaviddhā

Tie-break

First day

Reference

CRC 1955, p. 104

S 9 Mahanavami (purvaviddha) (In Bengal it is observed as paraviddha covering one muhurta from sunrise). Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.

The Bengal reading (paraviddha, one muhūrta from sunrise) is not applied.