Dawn of Sunday 31 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
04:57 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:44
04:3304:5705:2105:4506:0906:3306:57
107 of 107 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1948
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 569 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Sunday 31 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
107 of 107 minutes covered
Dawn of Monday 1 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 107 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 19:28 on Sat 30 Oct to 16:38 on Sun 31 Oct.
1948-10-30T11:27:33Z → 1948-10-31T08:37:59Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:57–06:44 on the 31st, 04:58–06:45 on the 1st.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 107 of 107 minutes on the 31st and 0 of 107 on the 1st.
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 34156 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1948: Sunday 31 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1948 falls on Sunday 31 October. Caturdaśī runs from 19:28 on Sat 30 Oct to 16:38 on Sun 31 Oct and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 31 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 31 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 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/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 30th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 31st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:28 → 01:38 | 05:26 | 105 min | 05:27 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Chicago | 05:28 → 02:38 | 04:33 | 53 min | 04:33 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Jersey City | 06:28 → 03:38 | 04:37 | 0 min | 04:38 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 07:28 → 04:38 | 04:19 | 0 min | 04:19 | 19 min | 31 Oct |
| London | 12:28 → 08:38 | 05:57 | 0 min | 04:58 | 114 min | 31 Oct |
| Durban | 13:28 → 10:38 | 03:37 | 0 min | 03:37 | 86 min | 31 Oct |
| Dubai | 15:28 → 12:38 | 04:43 | 0 min | 04:44 | 102 min | 31 Oct |
| Delhi | 16:58 → 14:08 | 04:49 | 0 min | 04:49 | 103 min | 31 Oct |
| Kolkata | 16:58 → 14:08 | 03:59 | 0 min | 03:59 | 101 min | 31 Oct |
| Singapore | 18:58 → 16:08 | 04:41 | 0 min | 04:41 | 95 min | 31 Oct |
| Sydney | 21:28 → 18:38 | 03:33 | 0 min | 03:32 | 85 min | 31 Oct |
| Suva | 23:28 → 20:38 | 03:58 | 0 min | 03:58 | 90 min | 31 Oct |