Moonrise of Sunday 14 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
18:49 moonrise
17:3718:0118:2518:4919:1319:3720:01
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 1973
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 399 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Sunday 14 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Monday 15 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 04:43 on Mon 15 Oct to 02:18 on Tue 16 Oct.
1973-10-14T20:42:56Z → 1973-10-15T18:18:26Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 18:49 on the 14th and 19:40 on the 15th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 14th and is on the 15th.
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 23923 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 1973: Monday 15 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 1973 falls on Monday 15 October. Caturthī runs from 04:43 on Mon 15 Oct to 02:18 on Tue 16 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 15 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 15 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 15 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 14th | Covered | Moonrise 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:43 → 11:18 | 20:09 | holds | 21:06 | no | 14 Oct |
| Chicago | 15:43 → 13:18 | 19:40 | holds | 20:34 | no | 14 Oct |
| Jersey City | 16:43 → 14:18 | 19:47 | holds | 20:42 | no | 14 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 16:43 → 14:18 | 20:03 | holds | 21:02 | no | 14 Oct |
| London | 21:43 → 19:18 | 19:00 | no | 19:48 | no | 14 Oct |
| Durban | 22:43 → 20:18 | 20:52 | no | 21:58 | no | 14 Oct |
| Dubai | 00:43 → 22:18 | 19:30 | no | 20:26 | holds | 15 Oct |
| Delhi | 02:13 → 23:48 | 19:22 | no | 20:16 | holds | 15 Oct |
| Kolkata | 02:13 → 23:48 | 18:48 | no | 19:44 | holds | 15 Oct |
| Singapore | 04:13 → 01:48 | 20:20 | no | 21:20 | holds | 15 Oct |
| Sydney | 06:43 → 04:18 | 20:39 | no | 21:46 | holds | 15 Oct |
| Suva | 08:43 → 06:18 | 20:12 | no | 21:16 | holds | 15 Oct |