Moonrise of Sunday 31 October
Taken. Caturthī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
19:10 moonrise
17:5818:2218:4619:1019:3419:5820:22
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 1909
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Caturthī reaches moonrise on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Sunday 31 October
Taken. Caturthī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Monday 1 November
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 20:42 on Sun 31 Oct to 18:40 on Mon 1 Nov.
1909-10-31T12:41:47Z → 1909-11-01T10:39:35Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:10 on the 31st and 19:59 on the 1st.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 31st and is not on the 1st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Neither moonrise qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → tithi-day · margin 4752 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 1909: Sunday 31 October.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 1909 falls on Sunday 31 October. Caturthī runs from 20:42 on Sun 31 Oct to 18:40 on Mon 1 Nov, and is current at moonrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 31 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 31 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 31 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 31st | Covered | Moonrise 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:42 → 02:40 | 19:30 | holds | 20:25 | no | 31 Oct |
| Chicago | 06:42 → 04:40 | 18:59 | holds | 19:51 | no | 31 Oct |
| Jersey City | 07:42 → 05:40 | 19:07 | holds | 19:59 | no | 31 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 08:42 → 06:40 | 20:28 | holds | 21:26 | no | 31 Oct |
| London | 12:42 → 10:40 | 18:16 | holds | 19:00 | no | 31 Oct |
| Durban | 14:42 → 12:40 | 21:24 | holds | 22:29 | no | 31 Oct |
| Dubai | 16:23 → 14:21 | 19:34 | holds | 20:29 | no | 31 Oct |
| Delhi | 18:12 → 16:10 | 19:44 | holds | 20:38 | no | 31 Oct |
| Kolkata | 18:12 → 16:10 | 19:12 | holds | 20:07 | no | 31 Oct |
| Singapore | 19:42 → 17:40 | 20:17 | holds | 21:17 | no | 31 Oct |
| Sydney | 22:42 → 20:40 | 21:11 | no | 22:19 | no | 31 Oct |
| Suva | 00:37 → 22:35 | 20:36 | no | 21:40 | holds | 1 Nov |