Moonrise of Saturday 18 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
18:56 moonrise
Caturthī begins 19:06:51
17:4418:0818:3218:5619:2019:4420:08
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 1913
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 11 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 18 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 19 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 19:07 on Sat 18 Oct to 19:56 on Sun 19 Oct.
1913-10-18T11:06:51Z → 1913-10-19T11:56:27Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 18:56 on the 18th and 19:37 on the 19th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 18th and is on the 19th.
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 664 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 1913: Sunday 19 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 1913 falls on Sunday 19 October. Caturthī runs from 19:07 on Sat 18 Oct to 19:56 on Sun 19 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 19 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 19 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 19 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 18th | Covered | Moonrise 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:07 → 03:56 | 19:13 | holds | 20:02 | no | 18 Oct |
| Chicago | 05:07 → 05:56 | 18:39 | holds | 19:24 | no | 18 Oct |
| Jersey City | 06:07 → 06:56 | 18:48 | holds | 19:33 | no | 18 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 07:07 → 07:56 | 20:17 | holds | 21:10 | no | 18 Oct |
| London | 11:07 → 11:56 | 17:52 | holds | 18:28 | no | 18 Oct |
| Durban | 13:07 → 13:56 | 21:24 | holds | 22:24 | no | 18 Oct |
| Dubai | 14:48 → 15:37 | 19:23 | holds | 20:11 | no | 18 Oct |
| Delhi | 16:37 → 17:26 | 19:33 | holds | 20:19 | no | 18 Oct |
| Kolkata | 16:37 → 17:26 | 19:02 | holds | 19:50 | no | 18 Oct |
| Singapore | 18:07 → 18:56 | 20:12 | holds | 21:05 | no | 18 Oct |
| Sydney | 21:07 → 21:56 | 21:14 | holds | 22:16 | no | 18 Oct |
| Suva | 23:02 → 23:51 | 20:36 | no | 21:33 | holds | 19 Oct |