Dawn of Monday 30 October
Taken. Both dawns qualify; the rule takes the first.
04:56 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:43
Caturdaśī begins 05:27:00
04:3204:5605:2005:4406:0806:3206:56
76 of 107 minutes covered, the last 76
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1978
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 8 min 45 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Monday 30 October
Taken. Both dawns qualify; the rule takes the first.
76 of 107 minutes covered, the last 76
Dawn of Tuesday 31 October
Qualifies with 9 of 107 minutes. Not taken.
9 of 107 minutes covered, the first 9
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 05:27 on Mon 30 Oct to 05:05 on Tue 31 Oct.
1978-10-29T21:27:00Z → 1978-10-30T21:05:21Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:56–06:43 on the 30th, 04:57–06:44 on the 31st.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 76 of 107 minutes on the 30th and 9 of 107 on the 31st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both dawns qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 525 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1978: Monday 30 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1978 falls on Monday 30 October. Caturdaśī runs from 05:27 on Mon 30 Oct to 05:05 on Tue 31 Oct and covers 76 of 107 minutes of aruṇodaya that dawn. It also reaches the next dawn for 9 minutes; by the rule the first dawn is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 30 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 30 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 30 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 29th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 30th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:27 → 13:05 | 04:25 | 0 min | 04:26 | 105 min | 30 Oct |
| Chicago | 15:27 → 15:05 | 04:31 | 0 min | 04:32 | 108 min | 30 Oct |
| Jersey City | 16:27 → 16:05 | 04:36 | 0 min | 04:37 | 108 min | 30 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 17:27 → 17:05 | 04:19 | 0 min | 04:19 | 98 min | 30 Oct |
| London | 21:27 → 21:05 | 04:55 | 0 min | 04:57 | 113 min | 30 Oct |
| Durban | 23:27 → 23:05 | 03:38 | 0 min | 03:37 | 87 min | 30 Oct |
| Dubai | 01:27 → 01:05 | 04:43 | 0 min | 04:43 | 102 min | 30 Oct |
| Delhi | 02:57 → 02:35 | 04:48 | 0 min | 04:48 | 103 min | 30 Oct |
| Kolkata | 02:57 → 02:35 | 03:58 | 0 min | 03:59 | 101 min | 30 Oct |
| Singapore | 04:57 → 04:35 | 04:41 | 0 min | 04:41 | 79 min | 30 Oct |
| Sydney | 08:27 → 08:05 | 04:34 | 0 min | 04:33 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Suva | 09:27 → 09:05 | 03:59 | 0 min | 03:58 | 0 min | 31 Oct |