Moonrise of Friday 5 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
19:45 moonrise
18:3318:5719:2119:4520:0920:3320:57
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 1906
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 308 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 5 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 6 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 00:54 on Sat 6 Oct to 03:06 on Sun 7 Oct.
1906-10-05T16:53:52Z → 1906-10-06T19:05:52Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:45 on the 5th and 20:18 on the 6th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 5th and is on the 6th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one moonrise qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 18507 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 1906: Saturday 6 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 1906 falls on Saturday 6 October. Caturthī runs from 00:54 on Sat 6 Oct to 03:06 on Sun 7 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 6 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 6 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 6 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/karaka-chaturthi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 4 Karaka caturthi (current at moon-rise, if occurs on two successive days, it is to be observed on the first day)” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Caturthī | Moonrise 5th | Covered | Moonrise 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:54 → 11:06 | 19:49 | holds | 20:25 | no | 5 Oct |
| Chicago | 10:54 → 13:06 | 19:31 | holds | 20:04 | no | 5 Oct |
| Jersey City | 11:54 → 14:06 | 19:37 | holds | 20:11 | no | 5 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 12:54 → 15:06 | 20:23 | holds | 21:06 | no | 5 Oct |
| London | 16:54 → 19:06 | 19:14 | holds | 19:41 | no | 5 Oct |
| Durban | 18:54 → 21:06 | 20:42 | holds | 21:36 | no | 5 Oct |
| Dubai | 20:35 → 22:47 | 19:49 | no | 20:27 | holds | 6 Oct |
| Delhi | 22:24 → 00:36 | 20:04 | no | 20:41 | holds | 6 Oct |
| Kolkata | 22:24 → 00:36 | 19:25 | no | 20:04 | holds | 6 Oct |
| Singapore | 23:54 → 02:06 | 20:11 | no | 20:55 | holds | 6 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:54 → 05:06 | 20:29 | no | 21:23 | holds | 6 Oct |
| Suva | 04:49 → 07:01 | 20:14 | no | 21:04 | holds | 6 Oct |