Dawn of Wednesday 23 October
Taken. Both dawns qualify; the rule takes the first.
04:50 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:35
Caturdaśī begins 05:41:53
04:2604:5005:1405:3806:0206:2606:50
53 of 105 minutes covered, the last 53
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1946
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 13 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Wednesday 23 October
Taken. Both dawns qualify; the rule takes the first.
53 of 105 minutes covered, the last 53
Dawn of Thursday 24 October
Qualifies with 92 of 105 minutes. Not taken.
92 of 105 minutes covered, the first 92
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 05:42 on Wed 23 Oct to 06:23 on Thu 24 Oct.
1946-10-22T21:41:54Z → 1946-10-23T22:22:42Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:50–06:35 on the 23rd, 04:51–06:36 on the 24th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 53 of 105 minutes on the 23rd and 92 of 105 on the 24th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both dawns qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 796 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1946: Wednesday 23 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1946 falls on Wednesday 23 October. Caturdaśī runs from 05:42 on Wed 23 Oct to 06:23 on Thu 24 Oct and covers 53 of 105 minutes of aruṇodaya that dawn. It also reaches the next dawn for 92 minutes; by the rule the first dawn is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 23 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 23 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 23 Oct |
| 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 22nd | Covered | Aruṇodaya 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:42 → 14:23 | 04:21 | 0 min | 04:21 | 103 min | 23 Oct |
| Chicago | 15:42 → 16:23 | 04:25 | 0 min | 04:26 | 106 min | 23 Oct |
| Jersey City | 16:42 → 17:23 | 04:30 | 0 min | 04:31 | 105 min | 23 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 17:42 → 18:23 | 04:18 | 0 min | 04:18 | 97 min | 23 Oct |
| London | 21:42 → 22:23 | 04:46 | 0 min | 04:48 | 110 min | 23 Oct |
| Durban | 23:42 → 00:23 | 03:43 | 0 min | 03:43 | 88 min | 23 Oct |
| Dubai | 01:42 → 02:23 | 04:40 | 0 min | 04:40 | 101 min | 23 Oct |
| Delhi | 03:12 → 03:53 | 04:45 | 0 min | 04:45 | 102 min | 23 Oct |
| Kolkata | 03:12 → 03:53 | 03:56 | 0 min | 03:56 | 100 min | 23 Oct |
| Singapore | 05:12 → 05:53 | 04:42 | 0 min | 04:42 | 65 min | 23 Oct |
| Sydney | 07:42 → 08:23 | 03:40 | 0 min | 03:39 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Suva | 09:42 → 10:23 | 04:02 | 0 min | 04:02 | 0 min | 24 Oct |