Dawn of Monday 31 October
Taken. Both dawns qualify; the rule takes the first.
04:56 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:43
Caturdaśī begins 05:19:10
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84 of 107 minutes covered, the last 84
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1910
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 23 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Monday 31 October
Taken. Both dawns qualify; the rule takes the first.
84 of 107 minutes covered, the last 84
Dawn of Tuesday 1 November
Qualifies with 107 of 107 minutes. Not taken.
107 of 107 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 05:19 on Mon 31 Oct to 07:29 on Tue 1 Nov.
1910-10-30T21:19:11Z → 1910-10-31T23:28:58Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:56–06:43 on the 31st, 04:57–06:44 on the 1st.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 84 of 107 minutes on the 31st and 107 of 107 on the 1st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both dawns qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 1375 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1910: Monday 31 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1910 falls on Monday 31 October. Caturdaśī runs from 05:19 on Mon 31 Oct to 07:29 on Tue 1 Nov and covers 84 of 107 minutes of aruṇodaya that dawn. It also reaches the next dawn for 107 minutes; by the rule the first dawn is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 31 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 31 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 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/naraka-chaturdashi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 14 Naraka caturdasi (covering a period of 4 ghatikas before sunrise, 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 | Caturdaśī | Aruṇodaya 30th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 31st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:19 → 15:29 | 04:26 | 0 min | 04:26 | 105 min | 31 Oct |
| Chicago | 15:19 → 17:29 | 04:32 | 0 min | 04:33 | 108 min | 31 Oct |
| Jersey City | 16:19 → 18:29 | 04:36 | 0 min | 04:37 | 108 min | 31 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 17:19 → 19:29 | 04:19 | 0 min | 04:19 | 98 min | 31 Oct |
| London | 21:19 → 23:29 | 04:56 | 0 min | 04:57 | 114 min | 31 Oct |
| Durban | 23:19 → 01:29 | 03:38 | 0 min | 03:37 | 86 min | 31 Oct |
| Dubai | 01:00 → 03:10 | 04:24 | 0 min | 04:24 | 102 min | 31 Oct |
| Delhi | 02:49 → 04:59 | 04:48 | 0 min | 04:49 | 103 min | 31 Oct |
| Kolkata | 02:49 → 04:59 | 03:59 | 0 min | 03:59 | 101 min | 31 Oct |
| Singapore | 04:19 → 06:29 | 04:11 | 0 min | 04:11 | 87 min | 31 Oct |
| Sydney | 07:19 → 09:29 | 03:33 | 0 min | 03:32 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Suva | 09:14 → 11:24 | 03:54 | 0 min | 03:53 | 0 min | 1 Nov |