Forenoon of Thursday 3 November
Qualifies with 104 of 224 minutes. Not taken.
104 of 224 minutes covered, the last 104
Ruling · Akṣaya Navamī (Amla Navami) · 2011
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 Thursday 3 November
Qualifies with 104 of 224 minutes. Not taken.
104 of 224 minutes covered, the last 104
Forenoon of Friday 4 November
Taken. Both forenoons qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
195 of 223 minutes covered, the first 195
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 08:01 on Thu 3 Nov to 09:17 on Fri 4 Nov.
2011-11-03T05:01:11Z → 2011-11-04T06:16:35Z
Kāla
Pūrvāhṇa is first 5 of 15 day muhūrtas: 06:01–09:45 on the 3rd, 06:02–09:45 on the 4th.
purvahna: day-muhurta-1-5 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Navamī must be present during pūrvāhṇa. It covers 104 of 224 minutes on the 3rd and 195 of 223 on the 4th.
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 1704 s
Ruling
Akṣaya Navamī, Riyadh, 2011: Friday 4 November.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Riyadh, Akṣaya Navamī (Amla Navami) 2011 falls on Friday 4 November. Navamī runs from 08:01 on Thu 3 Nov to 09:17 on Fri 4 Nov and covers 195 of 223 minutes of pūrvāhṇa that forenoon. It also reaches the previous forenoon for 104 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 | Fri 4 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 4 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 4 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 3rd | Covered | Sunrise 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:01 → 23:17 | 07:15 | 215 min | 07:15 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Chicago | 00:01 → 01:17 | 07:25 | 206 min | 07:27 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Jersey City | 01:01 → 02:17 | 07:29 | 207 min | 07:30 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 01:01 → 02:17 | 05:58 | 234 min | 05:58 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| London | 05:01 → 06:17 | 06:57 | 191 min | 06:59 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Durban | 07:01 → 08:17 | 05:00 | 145 min | 05:00 | 197 min | 4 Nov |
| Dubai | 09:01 → 10:17 | 06:27 | 69 min | 06:28 | 223 min | 4 Nov |
| Delhi | 10:31 → 11:47 | 06:34 | 0 min | 06:35 | 220 min | 4 Nov |
| Kolkata | 10:31 → 11:47 | 05:42 | 0 min | 05:43 | 225 min | 4 Nov |
| Singapore | 13:01 → 14:17 | 06:46 | 0 min | 06:46 | 241 min | 4 Nov |
| Sydney | 16:01 → 17:17 | 05:54 | 0 min | 05:53 | 271 min | 4 Nov |
| Suva | 18:01 → 19:17 | 06:27 | 0 min | 06:26 | 256 min | 4 Nov |