Dawn of Thursday 12 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
05:07 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:57
04:4305:0705:3105:5506:1906:4307:0707:31
0 of 111 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1936
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 37 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Thursday 12 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 111 minutes covered
Dawn of Friday 13 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
111 of 111 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 07:34 on Thu 12 Nov to 10:09 on Fri 13 Nov.
1936-11-11T23:33:38Z → 1936-11-13T02:09:13Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:07–06:57 on the 12th, 05:07–06:58 on the 13th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 0 of 111 minutes on the 12th and 111 of 111 on the 13th.
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 2190 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1936: Friday 13 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1936 falls on Friday 13 November. Caturdaśī runs from 07:34 on Thu 12 Nov to 10:09 on Fri 13 Nov and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 13 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 13 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 13 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 11th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:34 → 18:09 | 04:34 | 0 min | 04:36 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Chicago | 18:34 → 21:09 | 05:43 | 0 min | 05:45 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Jersey City | 18:34 → 21:09 | 04:47 | 0 min | 04:49 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 19:34 → 22:09 | 04:22 | 0 min | 04:22 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| London | 23:34 → 02:09 | 05:13 | 0 min | 05:15 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Durban | 01:34 → 04:09 | 03:31 | 0 min | 03:30 | 39 min | 12 Nov |
| Dubai | 03:34 → 06:09 | 04:49 | 0 min | 04:50 | 79 min | 12 Nov |
| Delhi | 05:04 → 07:39 | 04:55 | 0 min | 04:56 | 106 min | 12 Nov |
| Kolkata | 05:04 → 07:39 | 04:04 | 0 min | 04:05 | 103 min | 12 Nov |
| Singapore | 06:54 → 09:29 | 04:31 | 0 min | 04:32 | 96 min | 13 Nov |
| Sydney | 09:34 → 12:09 | 03:25 | 0 min | 03:24 | 82 min | 13 Nov |
| Suva | 11:34 → 14:09 | 03:55 | 0 min | 03:54 | 89 min | 13 Nov |