Dawn of Saturday 2 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
04:58 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:45
04:3404:5805:2205:4606:1006:3406:58
108 of 108 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1918
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 147 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Saturday 2 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
108 of 108 minutes covered
Dawn of Sunday 3 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 108 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 23:58 on Fri 1 Nov to 02:32 on Sun 3 Nov.
1918-11-01T15:57:37Z → 1918-11-02T18:31:40Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:58–06:45 on the 2nd, 04:59–06:47 on the 3rd.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 108 of 108 minutes on the 2nd and 0 of 108 on the 3rd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one dawn qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 8820 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1918: Saturday 2 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1918 falls on Saturday 2 November. Caturdaśī runs from 23:58 on Fri 1 Nov to 02:32 on Sun 3 Nov and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 2 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 2 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 2 Nov |
| 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 1st | Covered | Aruṇodaya 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:58 → 10:32 | 04:27 | 0 min | 04:28 | 106 min | 2 Nov |
| Chicago | 09:58 → 12:32 | 04:34 | 0 min | 04:35 | 109 min | 2 Nov |
| Jersey City | 10:58 → 13:32 | 04:38 | 0 min | 04:39 | 109 min | 2 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 11:58 → 14:32 | 04:19 | 0 min | 04:20 | 98 min | 2 Nov |
| London | 15:58 → 18:32 | 04:59 | 0 min | 05:00 | 115 min | 2 Nov |
| Durban | 17:58 → 20:32 | 03:36 | 0 min | 03:36 | 86 min | 2 Nov |
| Dubai | 19:39 → 22:13 | 04:25 | 0 min | 04:25 | 102 min | 2 Nov |
| Delhi | 21:28 → 00:02 | 04:49 | 0 min | 04:50 | 104 min | 2 Nov |
| Kolkata | 21:28 → 00:02 | 03:59 | 0 min | 04:00 | 102 min | 2 Nov |
| Singapore | 22:58 → 01:32 | 04:11 | 0 min | 04:11 | 95 min | 2 Nov |
| Sydney | 01:58 → 04:32 | 03:32 | 0 min | 03:31 | 84 min | 2 Nov |
| Suva | 03:58 → 06:32 | 03:58 | 0 min | 03:57 | 90 min | 2 Nov |