Dawn of Wednesday 16 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
04:45 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:28
04:2104:4505:0905:3305:5706:2106:45
102 of 102 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1963
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 601 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Wednesday 16 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
102 of 102 minutes covered
Dawn of Thursday 17 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 103 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 17:06 on Tue 15 Oct to 18:45 on Wed 16 Oct.
1963-10-15T09:05:55Z → 1963-10-16T10:44:55Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:45–06:28 on the 16th, 04:46–06:29 on the 17th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 102 of 102 minutes on the 16th and 0 of 103 on the 17th.
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 36072 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1963: Wednesday 16 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1963 falls on Wednesday 16 October. Caturdaśī runs from 17:06 on Tue 15 Oct to 18:45 on Wed 16 Oct and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 16 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 16 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 16 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 15th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 16th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:06 → 03:45 | 05:17 | 101 min | 05:17 | 0 min | 15 Oct |
| Chicago | 04:06 → 05:45 | 05:20 | 103 min | 05:20 | 24 min | 15 Oct |
| Jersey City | 05:06 → 06:45 | 05:25 | 103 min | 05:25 | 80 min | 15 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 05:06 → 06:45 | 04:18 | 49 min | 04:18 | 97 min | 15 Oct |
| London | 10:06 → 11:45 | 05:38 | 0 min | 05:39 | 106 min | 16 Oct |
| Durban | 11:06 → 12:45 | 03:49 | 0 min | 03:48 | 90 min | 16 Oct |
| Dubai | 13:06 → 14:45 | 04:38 | 0 min | 04:38 | 99 min | 16 Oct |
| Delhi | 14:36 → 16:15 | 04:42 | 0 min | 04:42 | 100 min | 16 Oct |
| Kolkata | 14:36 → 16:15 | 03:54 | 0 min | 03:54 | 99 min | 16 Oct |
| Singapore | 16:36 → 18:15 | 04:43 | 0 min | 04:43 | 95 min | 16 Oct |
| Sydney | 19:06 → 20:45 | 03:46 | 0 min | 03:45 | 89 min | 16 Oct |
| Suva | 21:06 → 22:45 | 04:06 | 0 min | 04:06 | 92 min | 16 Oct |