Dawn of Monday 29 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
04:55 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:41
04:3104:5505:1905:4306:0706:3106:55
106 of 106 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1951
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 222 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Monday 29 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
106 of 106 minutes covered
Dawn of Tuesday 30 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 107 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 01:13 on Mon 29 Oct to 23:51 on Mon 29 Oct.
1951-10-28T17:12:49Z → 1951-10-29T15:51:21Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:55–06:41 on the 29th, 04:55–06:42 on the 30th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 106 of 106 minutes on the 29th and 0 of 107 on the 30th.
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 13314 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1951: Monday 29 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1951 falls on Monday 29 October. Caturdaśī runs from 01:13 on Mon 29 Oct to 23:51 on Mon 29 Oct and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 29 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 29 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 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/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 28th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:13 → 07:51 | 04:24 | 0 min | 04:25 | 105 min | 29 Oct |
| Chicago | 11:13 → 09:51 | 04:30 | 0 min | 04:31 | 108 min | 29 Oct |
| Jersey City | 12:13 → 10:51 | 04:35 | 0 min | 04:35 | 107 min | 29 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 13:13 → 11:51 | 04:19 | 0 min | 04:19 | 98 min | 29 Oct |
| London | 17:13 → 15:51 | 04:54 | 0 min | 04:55 | 113 min | 29 Oct |
| Durban | 19:13 → 17:51 | 03:39 | 0 min | 03:38 | 87 min | 29 Oct |
| Dubai | 21:13 → 19:51 | 04:42 | 0 min | 04:42 | 102 min | 29 Oct |
| Delhi | 22:43 → 21:21 | 04:47 | 0 min | 04:48 | 103 min | 29 Oct |
| Kolkata | 22:43 → 21:21 | 03:58 | 0 min | 03:58 | 101 min | 29 Oct |
| Singapore | 00:43 → 23:21 | 04:41 | 0 min | 04:41 | 95 min | 29 Oct |
| Sydney | 03:13 → 01:51 | 03:35 | 0 min | 03:34 | 85 min | 29 Oct |
| Suva | 05:13 → 03:51 | 03:59 | 0 min | 03:59 | 17 min | 29 Oct |