Dawn of Friday 10 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
110 of 110 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1939
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 539 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Friday 10 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
110 of 110 minutes covered
Dawn of Saturday 11 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 110 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 20:05 on Thu 9 Nov to 17:51 on Fri 10 Nov.
1939-11-09T12:05:27Z → 1939-11-10T09:50:51Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:04–06:54 on the 10th, 05:05–06:55 on the 11th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 110 of 110 minutes on the 10th and 0 of 110 on the 11th.
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 32329 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1939: Friday 10 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1939 falls on Friday 10 November. Caturdaśī runs from 20:05 on Thu 9 Nov to 17:51 on Fri 10 Nov and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 10 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 10 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 10 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 9th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 10th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:05 → 01:51 | 04:32 | 107 min | 04:33 | 0 min | 9 Nov |
| Chicago | 06:05 → 03:51 | 04:41 | 27 min | 04:42 | 0 min | 9 Nov |
| Jersey City | 07:05 → 04:51 | 04:45 | 0 min | 04:46 | 5 min | 10 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 08:05 → 05:51 | 04:21 | 0 min | 04:21 | 90 min | 10 Nov |
| London | 13:05 → 10:51 | 06:09 | 0 min | 06:10 | 118 min | 10 Nov |
| Durban | 14:05 → 11:51 | 03:32 | 0 min | 03:32 | 84 min | 10 Nov |
| Dubai | 16:05 → 13:51 | 04:47 | 0 min | 04:48 | 104 min | 10 Nov |
| Delhi | 17:35 → 15:21 | 04:54 | 0 min | 04:54 | 105 min | 10 Nov |
| Kolkata | 17:35 → 15:21 | 04:03 | 0 min | 04:03 | 103 min | 10 Nov |
| Singapore | 19:25 → 17:11 | 04:31 | 0 min | 04:31 | 96 min | 10 Nov |
| Sydney | 22:05 → 19:51 | 03:26 | 0 min | 03:26 | 83 min | 10 Nov |
| Suva | 00:05 → 21:51 | 03:55 | 0 min | 03:55 | 89 min | 10 Nov |