Moonrise of Wednesday 4 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
20:41 moonrise
19:2919:5320:1720:4121:0521:2921:53
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 1944
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 185 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 4 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 5 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 02:54 on Thu 5 Oct to 00:25 on Fri 6 Oct.
1944-10-04T17:53:39Z → 1944-10-05T15:25:21Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 20:41 on the 4th and 21:21 on the 5th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 4th and is on the 5th.
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 11090 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 1944: Thursday 5 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 1944 falls on Thursday 5 October. Caturthī runs from 02:54 on Thu 5 Oct to 00:25 on Fri 6 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 5 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 5 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 5 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 4th | Covered | Moonrise 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:54 → 08:25 | 20:49 | holds | 21:33 | no | 4 Oct |
| Chicago | 12:54 → 10:25 | 20:30 | holds | 21:10 | no | 4 Oct |
| Jersey City | 13:54 → 11:25 | 20:37 | holds | 21:16 | no | 4 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 14:54 → 12:25 | 21:24 | holds | 22:15 | no | 4 Oct |
| London | 18:54 → 16:25 | 20:12 | holds | 20:43 | no | 4 Oct |
| Durban | 19:54 → 17:25 | 20:42 | holds | 21:47 | no | 4 Oct |
| Dubai | 21:54 → 19:25 | 20:05 | no | 20:52 | no | 4 Oct |
| Delhi | 00:24 → 21:55 | 21:01 | no | 21:46 | holds | 5 Oct |
| Kolkata | 00:24 → 21:55 | 20:22 | no | 21:09 | holds | 5 Oct |
| Singapore | 02:54 → 00:25 | 22:07 | no | 23:01 | holds | 5 Oct |
| Sydney | 03:54 → 01:25 | 20:23 | no | 21:31 | holds | 5 Oct |
| Suva | 05:54 → 03:25 | 20:13 | no | 21:14 | holds | 5 Oct |