Dawn of Friday 17 October
Taken. Both dawns qualify; the rule takes the first.
04:47 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:29
Caturdaśī begins 04:36:02
04:2304:4705:1105:3505:5906:2306:47
103 of 103 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1952
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 11 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Friday 17 October
Taken. Both dawns qualify; the rule takes the first.
103 of 103 minutes covered
Dawn of Saturday 18 October
Qualifies with 68 of 103 minutes. Not taken.
68 of 103 minutes covered, the first 68
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 04:36 on Fri 17 Oct to 05:55 on Sat 18 Oct.
1952-10-16T20:36:03Z → 1952-10-17T21:55:24Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:47–06:29 on the 17th, 04:47–06:30 on the 18th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 103 of 103 minutes on the 17th and 68 of 103 on the 18th.
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 631 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1952: Friday 17 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1952 falls on Friday 17 October. Caturdaśī runs from 04:36 on Fri 17 Oct to 05:55 on Sat 18 Oct and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn. It also reaches the next dawn for 68 minutes; by the rule the first dawn is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 17 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 17 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 17 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 16th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:36 → 13:55 | 04:18 | 0 min | 04:18 | 102 min | 17 Oct |
| Chicago | 14:36 → 15:55 | 04:21 | 0 min | 04:22 | 104 min | 17 Oct |
| Jersey City | 15:36 → 16:55 | 04:26 | 0 min | 04:27 | 103 min | 17 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 16:36 → 17:55 | 04:18 | 0 min | 04:18 | 97 min | 17 Oct |
| London | 21:36 → 22:55 | 05:40 | 0 min | 05:41 | 107 min | 17 Oct |
| Durban | 22:36 → 23:55 | 03:48 | 0 min | 03:47 | 89 min | 17 Oct |
| Dubai | 00:36 → 01:55 | 04:38 | 0 min | 04:38 | 100 min | 17 Oct |
| Delhi | 02:06 → 03:25 | 04:42 | 0 min | 04:43 | 100 min | 17 Oct |
| Kolkata | 02:06 → 03:25 | 03:55 | 0 min | 03:55 | 99 min | 17 Oct |
| Singapore | 04:06 → 05:25 | 04:43 | 0 min | 04:42 | 95 min | 17 Oct |
| Sydney | 06:36 → 07:55 | 03:45 | 0 min | 03:44 | 0 min | 18 Oct |
| Suva | 08:36 → 09:55 | 04:05 | 0 min | 04:05 | 0 min | 18 Oct |