Dawn of Friday 11 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
05:05 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:56
04:4105:0505:2905:5306:1706:4107:0507:29
110 of 110 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1966
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 63 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Friday 11 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
110 of 110 minutes covered
Dawn of Saturday 12 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 110 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 04:03 on Fri 11 Nov to 01:08 on Sat 12 Nov.
1966-11-10T20:02:40Z → 1966-11-11T17:07:58Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:05–06:56 on the 11th, 05:06–06:57 on the 12th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 110 of 110 minutes on the 11th and 0 of 110 on the 12th.
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 3768 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1966: Friday 11 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1966 falls on Friday 11 November. Caturdaśī runs from 04:03 on Fri 11 Nov to 01:08 on Sat 12 Nov and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 11 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 11 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 11 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 10th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 11th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:03 → 09:08 | 04:33 | 0 min | 04:34 | 108 min | 11 Nov |
| Chicago | 14:03 → 11:08 | 04:42 | 0 min | 04:43 | 112 min | 11 Nov |
| Jersey City | 15:03 → 12:08 | 04:46 | 0 min | 04:47 | 111 min | 11 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 16:03 → 13:08 | 04:21 | 0 min | 04:22 | 99 min | 11 Nov |
| London | 20:03 → 17:08 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:12 | 119 min | 11 Nov |
| Durban | 22:03 → 19:08 | 03:31 | 0 min | 03:31 | 84 min | 11 Nov |
| Dubai | 00:03 → 21:08 | 04:48 | 0 min | 04:49 | 104 min | 11 Nov |
| Delhi | 01:33 → 22:38 | 04:54 | 0 min | 04:55 | 105 min | 11 Nov |
| Kolkata | 01:33 → 22:38 | 04:03 | 0 min | 04:04 | 103 min | 11 Nov |
| Singapore | 03:33 → 00:38 | 04:41 | 0 min | 04:41 | 96 min | 11 Nov |
| Sydney | 06:03 → 03:08 | 03:26 | 0 min | 03:25 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Suva | 08:03 → 05:08 | 03:55 | 0 min | 03:55 | 0 min | 12 Nov |