Dawn of Monday 25 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
04:52 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:37
04:2804:5205:1605:4006:0406:2806:52
105 of 105 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1954
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 327 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Monday 25 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
105 of 105 minutes covered
Dawn of Tuesday 26 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 105 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 21:17 on Sun 24 Oct to 23:25 on Mon 25 Oct.
1954-10-24T13:16:50Z → 1954-10-25T15:25:13Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:52–06:37 on the 25th, 04:53–06:38 on the 26th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 105 of 105 minutes on the 25th and 0 of 105 on the 26th.
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 19647 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1954: Monday 25 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1954 falls on Monday 25 October. Caturdaśī runs from 21:17 on Sun 24 Oct to 23:25 on Mon 25 Oct and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 25 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 25 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 25 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 24th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:17 → 07:25 | 04:22 | 49 min | 04:23 | 104 min | 24 Oct |
| Chicago | 07:17 → 09:25 | 04:27 | 0 min | 04:28 | 106 min | 25 Oct |
| Jersey City | 08:17 → 10:25 | 04:32 | 0 min | 04:32 | 106 min | 25 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 09:17 → 11:25 | 04:19 | 0 min | 04:19 | 98 min | 25 Oct |
| London | 13:17 → 15:25 | 04:49 | 0 min | 04:50 | 111 min | 25 Oct |
| Durban | 15:17 → 17:25 | 03:42 | 0 min | 03:41 | 88 min | 25 Oct |
| Dubai | 17:17 → 19:25 | 04:41 | 0 min | 04:41 | 101 min | 25 Oct |
| Delhi | 18:47 → 20:55 | 04:46 | 0 min | 04:46 | 102 min | 25 Oct |
| Kolkata | 18:47 → 20:55 | 03:57 | 0 min | 03:57 | 100 min | 25 Oct |
| Singapore | 20:47 → 22:55 | 04:41 | 0 min | 04:41 | 95 min | 25 Oct |
| Sydney | 23:17 → 01:25 | 03:38 | 0 min | 03:37 | 86 min | 25 Oct |
| Suva | 01:17 → 03:25 | 04:01 | 0 min | 04:01 | 91 min | 25 Oct |