Moonrise of Wednesday 25 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
19:21 moonrise
18:0918:3318:5719:2119:4520:0920:33
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 1972
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 534 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 25 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 26 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 10:27 on Wed 25 Oct to 07:18 on Thu 26 Oct.
1972-10-25T02:27:23Z → 1972-10-25T23:17:46Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:21 on the 25th and 20:26 on the 26th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 25th and is not on the 26th.
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 32034 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 1972: Wednesday 25 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 1972 falls on Wednesday 25 October. Caturthī runs from 10:27 on Wed 25 Oct to 07:18 on Thu 26 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 25 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 25 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 25 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 25th | Covered | Moonrise 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:27 → 16:18 | 20:53 | no | 22:00 | no | 24 Oct |
| Chicago | 21:27 → 18:18 | 20:18 | no | 21:26 | no | 24 Oct |
| Jersey City | 22:27 → 19:18 | 20:26 | no | 21:33 | no | 24 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 22:27 → 19:18 | 20:52 | no | 21:56 | no | 24 Oct |
| London | 03:27 → 00:18 | 19:25 | holds | 20:33 | no | 25 Oct |
| Durban | 04:27 → 01:18 | 21:54 | holds | 22:55 | no | 25 Oct |
| Dubai | 06:27 → 03:18 | 20:12 | holds | 21:17 | no | 25 Oct |
| Delhi | 07:57 → 04:48 | 20:02 | holds | 21:06 | no | 25 Oct |
| Kolkata | 07:57 → 04:48 | 19:30 | holds | 20:34 | no | 25 Oct |
| Singapore | 09:57 → 06:48 | 21:10 | holds | 22:14 | no | 25 Oct |
| Sydney | 12:27 → 09:18 | 21:43 | holds | 22:47 | no | 25 Oct |
| Suva | 14:27 → 11:18 | 21:09 | holds | 22:13 | no | 25 Oct |