Midday of Friday 15 April
Navamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
madhyāhna begins 11:35 12:23 madhyāhna ends
10:4711:1111:3511:5912:2312:4713:11
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāma Navamī · 1921
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 568 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Friday 15 April
Navamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Midday of Saturday 16 April
Taken. The only midday Navamī reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 00:09 on Sat 16 Apr to 21:51 on Sat 16 Apr.
1921-04-15T21:03:03Z → 1921-04-16T18:45:12Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:35–12:23 on the 15th, 11:35–12:23 on the 16th.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 15th and 48 of 48 on the 16th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 102
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 34079 s
Ruling
Rāma Navamī, Riyadh, 1921: Saturday 16 April.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Rāma Navamī 1921 falls on Saturday 16 April. Navamī runs from 00:09 on Sat 16 Apr to 21:51 on Sat 16 Apr and covers all of madhyāhna that midday.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 16 Apr |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 16 Apr |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 16 Apr |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Riyadh. | ||
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 15th | Covered | Madhyāhna 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:03 → 10:45 | 11:29 | 0 min | 11:29 | 0 min | 16 Apr |
| Chicago | 16:03 → 13:45 | 12:27 | 0 min | 12:27 | 48 min | 16 Apr |
| Jersey City | 16:03 → 13:45 | 11:33 | 0 min | 11:33 | 48 min | 16 Apr |
| Port of Spain | 17:03 → 14:45 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 16 Apr |
| London | 22:03 → 19:45 | 12:37 | 0 min | 12:37 | 48 min | 16 Apr |
| Durban | 23:03 → 20:45 | 11:32 | 0 min | 11:32 | 48 min | 16 Apr |
| Dubai | 01:03 → 22:45 | 11:55 | 0 min | 11:55 | 48 min | 16 Apr |
| Delhi | 02:33 → 00:15 | 11:57 | 0 min | 11:57 | 48 min | 16 Apr |
| Kolkata | 02:33 → 00:15 | 11:13 | 0 min | 11:13 | 48 min | 16 Apr |
| Singapore | 04:03 → 01:45 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:41 | 48 min | 16 Apr |
| Sydney | 07:03 → 04:45 | 11:31 | 0 min | 11:31 | 48 min | 16 Apr |
| Suva | 09:03 → 06:45 | 11:42 | 0 min | 11:42 | 48 min | 16 Apr |