Forenoon of Tuesday 8 November
Qualifies with 96 of 222 minutes. Not taken.
06:10 sunrisepūrvāhṇa ends 09:52
Navamī begins 08:16:30
05:4606:3407:2208:1008:5809:46
96 of 222 minutes covered, the last 96
Ruling · Akṣaya Navamī (Amla Navami) · 1921
Boundaryin Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both forenoons qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Pūrvāhṇa is first 5 of 15 day muhūrtas.
Forenoon of Tuesday 8 November
Qualifies with 96 of 222 minutes. Not taken.
96 of 222 minutes covered, the last 96
Forenoon of Wednesday 9 November
Taken. Both forenoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
221 of 221 minutes covered
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 08:16 on Tue 8 Nov to 10:48 on Wed 9 Nov.
1921-11-08T05:09:38Z → 1921-11-09T07:42:08Z
Kāla
Pūrvāhṇa is first 5 of 15 day muhūrtas: 06:10–09:52 on the 8th, 06:11–09:52 on the 9th.
purvahna: day-muhurta-1-5 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Navamī must be present during pūrvāhṇa. It covers 96 of 222 minutes on the 8th and 221 of 221 on the 9th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both forenoons qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 3352 s
Ruling
Akṣaya Navamī, Riyadh, 1921: Wednesday 9 November.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Riyadh, Akṣaya Navamī (Amla Navami) 1921 falls on Wednesday 9 November. Navamī runs from 08:16 on Tue 8 Nov to 10:48 on Wed 9 Nov and covers all of pūrvāhṇa that forenoon. It also reaches the previous forenoon for 96 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 9 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 9 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 9 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Riyadh. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/akshaya-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 | Sunrise 8th | Covered | Sunrise 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:10 → 23:42 | 06:19 | 212 min | 06:20 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Chicago | 23:10 → 01:42 | 06:31 | 202 min | 06:33 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Jersey City | 00:10 → 02:42 | 06:35 | 203 min | 06:36 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 01:10 → 03:42 | 05:59 | 234 min | 06:00 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| London | 05:10 → 07:42 | 07:06 | 185 min | 07:08 | 35 min | 8 Nov |
| Durban | 07:10 → 09:42 | 04:57 | 136 min | 04:56 | 269 min | 9 Nov |
| Dubai | 09:10 → 11:42 | 06:31 | 62 min | 06:31 | 221 min | 9 Nov |
| Delhi | 10:40 → 13:12 | 06:38 | 0 min | 06:39 | 217 min | 9 Nov |
| Kolkata | 10:40 → 13:12 | 05:45 | 0 min | 05:45 | 223 min | 9 Nov |
| Singapore | 12:10 → 14:42 | 05:47 | 0 min | 05:47 | 241 min | 9 Nov |
| Sydney | 15:10 → 17:42 | 04:50 | 0 min | 04:49 | 274 min | 9 Nov |
| Suva | 17:10 → 19:42 | 05:25 | 0 min | 05:24 | 257 min | 9 Nov |