Dawn of Saturday 12 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
05:06 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:56
04:4205:0605:3005:5406:1806:4207:0607:30
0 of 110 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1955
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 599 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Saturday 12 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 110 minutes covered
Dawn of Sunday 13 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
111 of 111 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 16:56 on Sat 12 Nov to 18:16 on Sun 13 Nov.
1955-11-12T08:55:55Z → 1955-11-13T10:15:48Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:06–06:56 on the 12th, 05:07–06:58 on the 13th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 0 of 110 minutes on the 12th and 111 of 111 on the 13th.
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 35969 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1955: Sunday 13 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1955 falls on Sunday 13 November. Caturdaśī runs from 16:56 on Sat 12 Nov to 18:16 on Sun 13 Nov and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 13 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 13 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 13 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 12th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:56 → 02:16 | 04:34 | 108 min | 04:35 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Chicago | 02:56 → 04:16 | 04:44 | 112 min | 04:45 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Jersey City | 03:56 → 05:16 | 04:48 | 112 min | 04:48 | 27 min | 12 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 04:56 → 06:16 | 04:22 | 65 min | 04:22 | 99 min | 12 Nov |
| London | 08:56 → 10:16 | 05:13 | 0 min | 05:14 | 120 min | 13 Nov |
| Durban | 10:56 → 12:16 | 03:31 | 0 min | 03:30 | 84 min | 13 Nov |
| Dubai | 12:56 → 14:16 | 04:49 | 0 min | 04:50 | 104 min | 13 Nov |
| Delhi | 14:26 → 15:46 | 04:55 | 0 min | 04:56 | 106 min | 13 Nov |
| Kolkata | 14:26 → 15:46 | 04:04 | 0 min | 04:04 | 103 min | 13 Nov |
| Singapore | 16:26 → 17:46 | 04:41 | 0 min | 04:42 | 96 min | 13 Nov |
| Sydney | 18:56 → 20:16 | 03:25 | 0 min | 03:24 | 82 min | 13 Nov |
| Suva | 20:56 → 22:16 | 03:55 | 0 min | 03:54 | 89 min | 13 Nov |