Midday of Saturday 3 November
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
madhyāhna begins 11:48 12:36 madhyāhna ends
Navamī begins 12:29:50
11:0011:2411:4812:1212:3613:0013:24
6 of 48 minutes covered, the last 6
Ruling · Durgā Navamī · 1973
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 5 min 52 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 3 November
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule takes the first.
6 of 48 minutes covered, the last 6
Midday of Sunday 4 November
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 12:30 on Sat 3 Nov to 14:01 on Sun 4 Nov.
1973-11-03T19:29:50Z → 1973-11-04T21:01:21Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:48–12:36 on the 3rd, 11:48–12:36 on the 4th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 6 of 48 minutes on the 3rd and 48 of 48 on the 4th.
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 352 s
Ruling
Durgā Navamī, Phoenix, 1973: Saturday 3 November.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Durgā Navamī 1973 falls on Saturday 3 November. Navamī runs from 12:30 on Sat 3 Nov to 14:01 on Sun 4 Nov and covers 6 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 48 minutes; by the rule the first midday is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 3 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 3 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 3 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Phoenix. | ||
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 3rd | Covered | Madhyāhna 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:30 → 13:01 | 11:12 | 31 min | 11:12 | 48 min | 3 Nov |
| Chicago | 13:30 → 15:01 | 11:10 | 0 min | 11:10 | 48 min | 4 Nov |
| Jersey City | 14:30 → 16:01 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 4 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 15:30 → 17:01 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 4 Nov |
| London | 19:30 → 21:01 | 11:20 | 0 min | 11:20 | 48 min | 4 Nov |
| Durban | 21:30 → 23:01 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 4 Nov |
| Dubai | 23:30 → 01:01 | 11:38 | 0 min | 11:38 | 48 min | 4 Nov |
| Delhi | 01:00 → 02:31 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 4 Nov |
| Kolkata | 01:00 → 02:31 | 10:56 | 0 min | 10:56 | 48 min | 4 Nov |
| Singapore | 03:00 → 04:31 | 11:54 | 0 min | 11:54 | 48 min | 4 Nov |
| Sydney | 06:30 → 08:01 | 12:15 | 0 min | 12:15 | 48 min | 4 Nov |
| Suva | 07:30 → 09:01 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 4 Nov |