Moonrise of Saturday 30 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
19:40 moonrise
18:2818:5219:1619:4020:0420:2820:52
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 1920
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 295 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 30 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 31 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 14:45 on Sat 30 Oct to 12:02 on Sun 31 Oct.
1920-10-30T06:45:17Z → 1920-10-31T04:01:58Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:40 on the 30th and 20:41 on the 31st.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 30th and is not on the 31st.
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 17672 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 1920: Saturday 30 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 1920 falls on Saturday 30 October. Caturthī runs from 14:45 on Sat 30 Oct to 12:02 on Sun 31 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 30 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 30 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 30 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 30th | Covered | Moonrise 31st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:45 → 20:02 | 20:05 | no | 21:08 | no | 29 Oct |
| Chicago | 01:45 → 23:02 | 20:38 | holds | 20:42 | no | 30 Oct |
| Jersey City | 02:45 → 00:02 | 20:45 | holds | 20:48 | no | 30 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 02:45 → 00:02 | 20:49 | holds | 21:50 | no | 30 Oct |
| London | 06:45 → 04:02 | 19:01 | holds | 20:05 | no | 30 Oct |
| Durban | 08:45 → 06:02 | 21:29 | holds | 22:27 | no | 30 Oct |
| Dubai | 10:45 → 08:02 | 20:19 | holds | 21:20 | no | 30 Oct |
| Delhi | 12:15 → 09:32 | 20:11 | holds | 21:12 | no | 30 Oct |
| Kolkata | 12:15 → 09:32 | 19:36 | holds | 20:36 | no | 30 Oct |
| Singapore | 13:45 → 11:02 | 20:34 | holds | 21:34 | no | 30 Oct |
| Sydney | 16:45 → 14:02 | 21:16 | holds | 22:15 | no | 30 Oct |
| Suva | 18:45 → 16:02 | 20:53 | holds | 21:53 | no | 30 Oct |