Moonrise of Wednesday 9 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
19:01 moonrise
17:4918:1318:3719:0119:2519:4920:13
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 1968
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 331 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 9 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 10 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 00:32 on Thu 10 Oct to 02:52 on Fri 11 Oct.
1968-10-09T16:32:24Z → 1968-10-10T18:51:41Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:01 on the 9th and 19:33 on the 10th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 9th and is on the 10th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one moonrise qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 19882 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 1968: Thursday 10 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 1968 falls on Thursday 10 October. Caturthī runs from 00:32 on Thu 10 Oct to 02:52 on Fri 11 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 10 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 10 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 10 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/karaka-chaturthi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 4 Karaka caturthi (current at moon-rise, 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 | Caturthī | Moonrise 9th | Covered | Moonrise 10th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:32 → 11:52 | 20:10 | holds | 20:47 | no | 9 Oct |
| Chicago | 11:32 → 13:52 | 19:41 | holds | 20:14 | no | 9 Oct |
| Jersey City | 12:32 → 14:52 | 19:49 | holds | 20:23 | no | 9 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 12:32 → 14:52 | 20:06 | holds | 20:52 | no | 9 Oct |
| London | 17:32 → 19:52 | 19:06 | holds | 19:29 | holds | 9 Oct |
| Durban | 18:32 → 20:52 | 21:00 | holds | 21:57 | no | 9 Oct |
| Dubai | 20:32 → 22:52 | 19:39 | no | 20:18 | holds | 10 Oct |
| Delhi | 22:02 → 00:22 | 19:32 | no | 20:09 | holds | 10 Oct |
| Kolkata | 22:02 → 00:22 | 18:58 | no | 19:38 | holds | 10 Oct |
| Singapore | 00:02 → 02:22 | 20:30 | no | 21:17 | holds | 10 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:32 → 04:52 | 20:49 | no | 21:49 | holds | 10 Oct |
| Suva | 04:32 → 06:52 | 20:24 | no | 21:17 | holds | 10 Oct |