Moonrise of Tuesday 31 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) · 1939
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 270 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 31 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 1 November
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 15:10 on Tue 31 Oct to 14:27 on Wed 1 Nov.
1939-10-31T07:10:06Z → 1939-11-01T06:27:14Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:40 on the 31st and 20:34 on the 1st.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 31st and is not on the 1st.
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 16178 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 1939: Tuesday 31 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 1939 falls on Tuesday 31 October. Caturthī runs from 15:10 on Tue 31 Oct to 14:27 on Wed 1 Nov and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 31 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 31 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 31 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 31st | Covered | Moonrise 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:10 → 22:27 | 20:00 | holds | 20:58 | no | 31 Oct |
| Chicago | 01:10 → 00:27 | 19:35 | holds | 20:33 | no | 31 Oct |
| Jersey City | 02:10 → 01:27 | 19:41 | holds | 20:39 | no | 31 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 03:10 → 02:27 | 20:45 | holds | 21:40 | no | 31 Oct |
| London | 08:10 → 07:27 | 20:00 | holds | 20:58 | no | 31 Oct |
| Durban | 09:10 → 08:27 | 21:24 | holds | 22:18 | no | 31 Oct |
| Dubai | 11:10 → 10:27 | 20:17 | holds | 21:12 | no | 31 Oct |
| Delhi | 12:40 → 11:57 | 20:10 | holds | 21:05 | no | 31 Oct |
| Kolkata | 12:40 → 11:57 | 19:34 | holds | 20:29 | no | 31 Oct |
| Singapore | 14:30 → 13:47 | 20:52 | holds | 21:47 | no | 31 Oct |
| Sydney | 17:10 → 16:27 | 21:12 | holds | 22:07 | no | 31 Oct |
| Suva | 19:10 → 18:27 | 20:51 | holds | 21:46 | no | 31 Oct |