Moonrise of Monday 12 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
19:33 moonrise
18:2118:4519:0919:3319:5720:2120:45
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 1908
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 37 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 12 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 13 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 21:50 on Mon 12 Oct to 20:48 on Tue 13 Oct.
1908-10-12T13:49:59Z → 1908-10-13T12:47:35Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:33 on the 12th and 20:10 on the 13th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 12th and is on the 13th.
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 2227 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 1908: Tuesday 13 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 1908 falls on Tuesday 13 October. Caturthī runs from 21:50 on Mon 12 Oct to 20:48 on Tue 13 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 13 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 13 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 13 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 12th | Covered | Moonrise 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:50 → 04:48 | 19:42 | holds | 20:25 | no | 12 Oct |
| Chicago | 07:50 → 06:48 | 19:19 | holds | 19:57 | no | 12 Oct |
| Jersey City | 08:50 → 07:48 | 19:26 | holds | 20:05 | no | 12 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 09:50 → 08:48 | 20:26 | holds | 21:16 | no | 12 Oct |
| London | 13:50 → 12:48 | 18:53 | holds | 19:23 | no | 12 Oct |
| Durban | 15:50 → 14:48 | 21:00 | holds | 22:02 | no | 12 Oct |
| Dubai | 17:31 → 16:29 | 19:44 | holds | 20:29 | no | 12 Oct |
| Delhi | 19:20 → 18:18 | 19:57 | holds | 20:41 | no | 12 Oct |
| Kolkata | 19:20 → 18:18 | 19:21 | holds | 20:06 | no | 12 Oct |
| Singapore | 20:50 → 19:48 | 20:14 | no | 21:06 | no | 12 Oct |
| Sydney | 23:50 → 22:48 | 20:44 | no | 21:50 | holds | 13 Oct |
| Suva | 01:45 → 00:43 | 20:22 | no | 21:21 | holds | 13 Oct |