Dawn of Thursday 10 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
110 of 110 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1977
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 475 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Thursday 10 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
110 of 110 minutes covered
Dawn of Friday 11 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 110 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 21:10 on Wed 9 Nov to 18:22 on Thu 10 Nov.
1977-11-09T13:09:33Z → 1977-11-10T10:22:22Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:05–06:55 on the 10th, 05:06–06:56 on the 11th.
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 10th and 0 of 110 on the 11th.
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 28522 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1977: Thursday 10 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1977 falls on Thursday 10 November. Caturdaśī runs from 21:10 on Wed 9 Nov to 18:22 on Thu 10 Nov and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 10 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 10 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 10 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 9th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 10th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:10 → 02:22 | 04:33 | 71 min | 04:34 | 0 min | 9 Nov |
| Chicago | 07:10 → 04:22 | 04:42 | 0 min | 04:43 | 0 min | 9 Nov |
| Jersey City | 08:10 → 05:22 | 04:45 | 0 min | 04:46 | 36 min | 10 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 09:10 → 06:22 | 04:21 | 0 min | 04:21 | 99 min | 10 Nov |
| London | 13:10 → 10:22 | 05:10 | 0 min | 05:11 | 119 min | 10 Nov |
| Durban | 15:10 → 12:22 | 03:32 | 0 min | 03:31 | 84 min | 10 Nov |
| Dubai | 17:10 → 14:22 | 04:48 | 0 min | 04:48 | 104 min | 10 Nov |
| Delhi | 18:40 → 15:52 | 04:54 | 0 min | 04:55 | 105 min | 10 Nov |
| Kolkata | 18:40 → 15:52 | 04:03 | 0 min | 04:03 | 103 min | 10 Nov |
| Singapore | 20:40 → 17:52 | 04:41 | 0 min | 04:41 | 96 min | 10 Nov |
| Sydney | 00:10 → 21:22 | 04:26 | 0 min | 04:25 | 82 min | 10 Nov |
| Suva | 01:10 → 22:22 | 03:55 | 0 min | 03:55 | 89 min | 10 Nov |