Moonrise of Saturday 19 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
19:31 moonrise
18:1918:4319:0719:3119:5520:1920:43
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 1940
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 216 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 19 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 20 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 23:06 on Sat 19 Oct to 00:43 on Mon 21 Oct.
1940-10-19T15:06:09Z → 1940-10-20T16:42:42Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:31 on the 19th and 20:13 on the 20th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 19th and is on the 20th.
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 12938 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 1940: Sunday 20 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 1940 falls on Sunday 20 October. Caturthī runs from 23:06 on Sat 19 Oct to 00:43 on Mon 21 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 20 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 20 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 20 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 19th | Covered | Moonrise 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:06 → 08:43 | 19:42 | holds | 20:29 | no | 19 Oct |
| Chicago | 09:06 → 10:43 | 19:20 | holds | 20:05 | no | 19 Oct |
| Jersey City | 10:06 → 11:43 | 19:27 | holds | 20:12 | no | 19 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 11:06 → 12:43 | 20:24 | holds | 21:12 | no | 19 Oct |
| London | 16:06 → 17:43 | 19:53 | holds | 20:34 | no | 19 Oct |
| Durban | 17:06 → 18:43 | 20:57 | holds | 21:49 | no | 19 Oct |
| Dubai | 19:06 → 20:43 | 20:02 | holds | 20:48 | no | 19 Oct |
| Delhi | 20:36 → 22:13 | 19:56 | no | 20:41 | holds | 20 Oct |
| Kolkata | 20:36 → 22:13 | 19:19 | no | 20:05 | holds | 20 Oct |
| Singapore | 22:26 → 00:03 | 20:33 | no | 21:21 | holds | 20 Oct |
| Sydney | 01:06 → 02:43 | 20:46 | no | 21:38 | holds | 20 Oct |
| Suva | 03:06 → 04:43 | 20:29 | no | 21:19 | holds | 20 Oct |