Dawn of Friday 22 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
04:50 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:35
04:2604:5005:1405:3806:0206:2606:50
104 of 104 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1976
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 514 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Friday 22 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
104 of 104 minutes covered
Dawn of Saturday 23 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 105 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 20:16 on Thu 21 Oct to 16:50 on Fri 22 Oct.
1976-10-21T12:16:27Z → 1976-10-22T08:49:50Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:50–06:35 on the 22nd, 04:51–06:36 on the 23rd.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 104 of 104 minutes on the 22nd and 0 of 105 on the 23rd.
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 30825 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1976: Friday 22 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1976 falls on Friday 22 October. Caturdaśī runs from 20:16 on Thu 21 Oct to 16:50 on Fri 22 Oct and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 22 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 22 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 22 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 21st | Covered | Aruṇodaya 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:16 → 01:50 | 05:21 | 103 min | 05:21 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Chicago | 07:16 → 03:50 | 05:25 | 0 min | 05:26 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Jersey City | 08:16 → 04:50 | 05:30 | 0 min | 05:31 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 08:16 → 04:50 | 04:18 | 0 min | 04:18 | 31 min | 22 Oct |
| London | 13:16 → 09:50 | 05:46 | 0 min | 05:47 | 110 min | 22 Oct |
| Durban | 14:16 → 10:50 | 03:44 | 0 min | 03:43 | 88 min | 22 Oct |
| Dubai | 16:16 → 12:50 | 04:40 | 0 min | 04:40 | 101 min | 22 Oct |
| Delhi | 17:46 → 14:20 | 04:45 | 0 min | 04:45 | 101 min | 22 Oct |
| Kolkata | 17:46 → 14:20 | 03:56 | 0 min | 03:56 | 100 min | 22 Oct |
| Singapore | 19:46 → 16:20 | 04:42 | 0 min | 04:42 | 95 min | 22 Oct |
| Sydney | 22:16 → 18:50 | 03:40 | 0 min | 03:39 | 87 min | 22 Oct |
| Suva | 00:16 → 20:50 | 04:02 | 0 min | 04:02 | 91 min | 22 Oct |