Dawn of Monday 27 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
04:54 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:39
04:3004:5405:1805:4206:0606:3006:54
106 of 106 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1924
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 535 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Monday 27 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
106 of 106 minutes covered
Dawn of Tuesday 28 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 106 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 19:59 on Sun 26 Oct to 17:43 on Mon 27 Oct.
1924-10-26T11:58:41Z → 1924-10-27T09:43:07Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:54–06:39 on the 27th, 04:54–06:41 on the 28th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 106 of 106 minutes on the 27th and 0 of 106 on the 28th.
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 32096 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1924: Monday 27 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1924 falls on Monday 27 October. Caturdaśī runs from 19:59 on Sun 26 Oct to 17:43 on Mon 27 Oct and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 27 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 27 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 27 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 26th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:59 → 01:43 | 04:23 | 104 min | 04:24 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Chicago | 05:59 → 03:43 | 04:29 | 17 min | 04:30 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Jersey City | 06:59 → 04:43 | 04:33 | 0 min | 04:34 | 9 min | 27 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 07:59 → 05:43 | 04:19 | 0 min | 04:19 | 84 min | 27 Oct |
| London | 11:59 → 09:43 | 04:52 | 0 min | 04:53 | 112 min | 27 Oct |
| Durban | 13:59 → 11:43 | 03:40 | 0 min | 03:39 | 87 min | 27 Oct |
| Dubai | 15:59 → 13:43 | 04:41 | 0 min | 04:42 | 101 min | 27 Oct |
| Delhi | 17:29 → 15:13 | 04:47 | 0 min | 04:47 | 102 min | 27 Oct |
| Kolkata | 17:29 → 15:13 | 03:57 | 0 min | 03:58 | 101 min | 27 Oct |
| Singapore | 18:59 → 16:43 | 04:11 | 0 min | 04:11 | 95 min | 27 Oct |
| Sydney | 21:59 → 19:43 | 03:36 | 0 min | 03:35 | 86 min | 27 Oct |
| Suva | 23:59 → 21:43 | 04:00 | 0 min | 04:00 | 91 min | 27 Oct |