Moonrise of Sunday 29 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
19:03 moonrise
17:5118:1518:3919:0319:2719:5120:15
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 1950
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 321 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Sunday 29 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Monday 30 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 11:58 on Sun 29 Oct to 14:29 on Mon 30 Oct.
1950-10-29T03:58:09Z → 1950-10-30T06:29:04Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:03 on the 29th and 19:50 on the 30th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 29th and is not on the 30th.
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 19231 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 1950: Sunday 29 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 1950 falls on Sunday 29 October. Caturthī runs from 11:58 on Sun 29 Oct to 14:29 on Mon 30 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 29 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 29 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 29 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 29th | Covered | Moonrise 30th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:58 → 22:29 | 19:25 | holds | 20:17 | no | 29 Oct |
| Chicago | 21:58 → 00:29 | 18:48 | holds | 19:39 | no | 29 Oct |
| Jersey City | 22:58 → 01:29 | 18:57 | holds | 19:47 | no | 29 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 23:58 → 02:29 | 20:34 | holds | 21:26 | no | 29 Oct |
| London | 03:58 → 06:29 | 17:53 | holds | 18:38 | no | 29 Oct |
| Durban | 05:58 → 08:29 | 21:49 | holds | 22:43 | no | 29 Oct |
| Dubai | 07:58 → 10:29 | 19:55 | holds | 20:45 | no | 29 Oct |
| Delhi | 09:28 → 11:59 | 19:45 | holds | 20:34 | no | 29 Oct |
| Kolkata | 09:28 → 11:59 | 19:15 | holds | 20:05 | no | 29 Oct |
| Singapore | 11:28 → 13:59 | 21:01 | holds | 21:52 | no | 29 Oct |
| Sydney | 13:58 → 16:29 | 21:43 | holds | 22:38 | no | 29 Oct |
| Suva | 15:58 → 18:29 | 21:05 | holds | 21:58 | no | 29 Oct |