Dawn of Thursday 5 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
05:01 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:49
04:3705:0105:2505:4906:1306:3707:01
109 of 109 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1953
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 296 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Thursday 5 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
109 of 109 minutes covered
Dawn of Friday 6 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 109 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 21:55 on Wed 4 Nov to 00:06 on Fri 6 Nov.
1953-11-04T13:54:59Z → 1953-11-05T16:05:40Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:01–06:49 on the 5th, 05:01–06:50 on the 6th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 109 of 109 minutes on the 5th and 0 of 109 on the 6th.
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 17748 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1953: Thursday 5 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1953 falls on Thursday 5 November. Caturdaśī runs from 21:55 on Wed 4 Nov to 00:06 on Fri 6 Nov and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 5 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 5 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 5 Nov |
| 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 4th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:55 → 08:06 | 04:29 | 21 min | 04:30 | 107 min | 4 Nov |
| Chicago | 07:55 → 10:06 | 04:37 | 0 min | 04:38 | 110 min | 5 Nov |
| Jersey City | 08:55 → 11:06 | 04:41 | 0 min | 04:42 | 110 min | 5 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 09:55 → 12:06 | 04:20 | 0 min | 04:20 | 98 min | 5 Nov |
| London | 13:55 → 16:06 | 05:03 | 0 min | 05:05 | 116 min | 5 Nov |
| Durban | 15:55 → 18:06 | 03:34 | 0 min | 03:34 | 85 min | 5 Nov |
| Dubai | 17:55 → 20:06 | 04:45 | 0 min | 04:46 | 103 min | 5 Nov |
| Delhi | 19:25 → 21:36 | 04:51 | 0 min | 04:52 | 104 min | 5 Nov |
| Kolkata | 19:25 → 21:36 | 04:01 | 0 min | 04:01 | 102 min | 5 Nov |
| Singapore | 21:25 → 23:36 | 04:41 | 0 min | 04:41 | 96 min | 5 Nov |
| Sydney | 23:55 → 02:06 | 03:29 | 0 min | 03:28 | 84 min | 5 Nov |
| Suva | 01:55 → 04:06 | 03:56 | 0 min | 03:56 | 90 min | 5 Nov |