Dawn of Friday 30 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
04:56 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:42
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0 of 107 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1959
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 196 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Friday 30 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 107 minutes covered
Dawn of Saturday 31 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
107 of 107 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 12:52 on Fri 30 Oct to 09:59 on Sat 31 Oct.
1959-10-30T04:51:48Z → 1959-10-31T01:58:49Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:56–06:42 on the 30th, 04:56–06:43 on the 31st.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 0 of 107 minutes on the 30th and 107 of 107 on the 31st.
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 11734 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1959: Saturday 31 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1959 falls on Saturday 31 October. Caturdaśī runs from 12:52 on Fri 30 Oct to 09:59 on Sat 31 Oct and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 31 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 31 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 31 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 30th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 31st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:52 → 17:59 | 04:26 | 105 min | 04:26 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Chicago | 22:52 → 19:59 | 04:32 | 108 min | 04:33 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Jersey City | 23:52 → 20:59 | 04:36 | 108 min | 04:37 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 00:52 → 21:59 | 04:19 | 98 min | 04:19 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| London | 04:52 → 01:59 | 04:56 | 113 min | 04:57 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Durban | 06:52 → 03:59 | 03:38 | 0 min | 03:37 | 22 min | 31 Oct |
| Dubai | 08:52 → 05:59 | 04:43 | 0 min | 04:43 | 76 min | 31 Oct |
| Delhi | 10:22 → 07:29 | 04:48 | 0 min | 04:49 | 103 min | 31 Oct |
| Kolkata | 10:22 → 07:29 | 03:59 | 0 min | 03:59 | 101 min | 31 Oct |
| Singapore | 12:22 → 09:29 | 04:41 | 0 min | 04:41 | 95 min | 31 Oct |
| Sydney | 14:52 → 11:59 | 03:33 | 0 min | 03:32 | 85 min | 31 Oct |
| Suva | 16:52 → 13:59 | 03:58 | 0 min | 03:58 | 90 min | 31 Oct |