Ruling · Rāma Navamī · 1985
Boundaryin Puning, 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 Saturday 30 March
Taken. Both middays qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
24 of 48 minutes covered, the last 24
Midday of Sunday 31 March
Qualifies with 3 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
3 of 48 minutes covered, the first 3
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 12:20 on Sat 30 Mar to 11:59 on Sun 31 Mar.
1985-03-30T04:19:45Z → 1985-03-31T03:58:41Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:56–12:44 on the 30th, 11:56–12:44 on the 31st.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 24 of 48 minutes on the 30th and 3 of 48 on the 31st.
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 173 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rāma Navamī, Puning, 1985: Saturday 30 March.
confidence: boundary (margin, tie-break-unstated)
In Puning, Rāma Navamī 1985 falls on Saturday 30 March. Navamī runs from 12:20 on Sat 30 Mar to 11:59 on Sun 31 Mar and covers 24 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It also reaches the next midday for 3 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested. It is 2 min 53 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 30 Mar |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 30 Mar |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 30 Mar |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Puning. | ||
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 30th | Covered | Madhyāhna 31st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:20 → 19:59 | 11:34 | 48 min | 11:33 | 0 min | 30 Mar |
| Chicago | 22:20 → 21:59 | 11:31 | 48 min | 11:31 | 0 min | 30 Mar |
| Jersey City | 23:20 → 22:59 | 11:37 | 48 min | 11:37 | 0 min | 30 Mar |
| Port of Spain | 00:20 → 23:59 | 11:47 | 48 min | 11:46 | 0 min | 30 Mar |
| London | 04:20 → 04:59 | 11:42 | 48 min | 12:41 | 0 min | 30 Mar |
| Durban | 06:20 → 05:59 | 11:36 | 48 min | 11:36 | 0 min | 30 Mar |
| Dubai | 08:20 → 07:59 | 12:00 | 48 min | 11:59 | 0 min | 30 Mar |
| Delhi | 09:50 → 09:29 | 12:02 | 48 min | 12:02 | 0 min | 30 Mar |
| Kolkata | 09:50 → 09:29 | 11:17 | 48 min | 11:17 | 0 min | 30 Mar |
| Singapore | 12:20 → 11:59 | 12:45 | 48 min | 12:45 | 0 min | 30 Mar |
| Sydney | 14:20 → 13:59 | 11:36 | 0 min | 11:35 | 48 min | 31 Mar |
| Suva | 16:20 → 15:59 | 11:47 | 0 min | 11:47 | 48 min | 31 Mar |