Midday of Saturday 1 November
Taken. The only midday Navamī reaches.
37 of 48 minutes covered, the last 37
Ruling · Durgā Navamī · 2003
Boundaryin Valencia, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 3 min 44 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday.
Midday of Saturday 1 November
Taken. The only midday Navamī reaches.
37 of 48 minutes covered, the last 37
Midday of Sunday 2 November
Navamī is absent from madhyāhna. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Navamī runs from 12:03 on Sat 1 Nov to 11:48 on Sun 2 Nov.
2003-11-01T16:02:36Z → 2003-11-02T15:47:48Z
Kāla
Madhyāhna is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midday: 11:52–12:40 on the 1st, 11:52–12:40 on the 2nd.
madhyahna: midday-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Navamī must be present during madhyāhna. It covers 37 of 48 minutes on the 1st and 0 of 48 on the 2nd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one midday qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 224 s < 300 s
Ruling
Durgā Navamī, Valencia, 2003: Saturday 1 November.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Valencia, Durgā Navamī 2003 falls on Saturday 1 November. Navamī runs from 12:03 on Sat 1 Nov to 11:48 on Sun 2 Nov and covers 37 of 48 minutes of madhyāhna that midday. It is 3 min 44 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 1 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 1 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 1 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Valencia. | ||
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 1st | Covered | Madhyāhna 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:03 → 07:48 | 11:12 | 48 min | 11:12 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Chicago | 10:03 → 09:48 | 11:10 | 48 min | 11:10 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Jersey City | 11:03 → 10:48 | 11:16 | 48 min | 11:16 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 12:03 → 11:48 | 11:26 | 11 min | 11:26 | 22 min | 1 Nov |
| London | 16:03 → 15:48 | 11:20 | 0 min | 11:20 | 48 min | 2 Nov |
| Durban | 18:03 → 17:48 | 11:16 | 0 min | 11:16 | 48 min | 2 Nov |
| Dubai | 20:03 → 19:48 | 11:38 | 0 min | 11:38 | 48 min | 2 Nov |
| Delhi | 21:33 → 21:18 | 11:41 | 0 min | 11:40 | 48 min | 2 Nov |
| Kolkata | 21:33 → 21:18 | 10:56 | 0 min | 10:56 | 48 min | 2 Nov |
| Singapore | 00:03 → 23:48 | 12:24 | 0 min | 12:24 | 48 min | 2 Nov |
| Sydney | 03:03 → 02:48 | 12:15 | 0 min | 12:15 | 48 min | 2 Nov |
| Suva | 04:03 → 03:48 | 11:26 | 0 min | 11:26 | 48 min | 2 Nov |