Moonrise of Monday 8 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
19:51 moonrise
Caturthī begins 18:56:22
18:3919:0319:2719:5120:1520:3921:03
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 1979
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 55 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 8 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 9 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 18:56 on Mon 8 Oct to 17:11 on Tue 9 Oct.
1979-10-08T10:56:23Z → 1979-10-09T09:10:36Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:51 on the 8th and 20:34 on the 9th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 8th and is not on the 9th.
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 3271 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 1979: Monday 8 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 1979 falls on Monday 8 October. Caturthī runs from 18:56 on Mon 8 Oct to 17:11 on Tue 9 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 8 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 8 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 8 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 8th | Covered | Moonrise 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:56 → 02:11 | 21:02 | holds | 21:49 | no | 8 Oct |
| Chicago | 05:56 → 04:11 | 20:42 | holds | 21:26 | no | 8 Oct |
| Jersey City | 06:56 → 05:11 | 20:48 | holds | 21:33 | no | 8 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 06:56 → 05:11 | 20:38 | holds | 21:30 | no | 8 Oct |
| London | 11:56 → 10:11 | 20:20 | holds | 20:58 | no | 8 Oct |
| Durban | 12:56 → 11:11 | 21:01 | holds | 22:02 | no | 8 Oct |
| Dubai | 14:56 → 13:11 | 20:18 | holds | 21:06 | no | 8 Oct |
| Delhi | 16:26 → 14:41 | 20:13 | holds | 21:00 | no | 8 Oct |
| Kolkata | 16:26 → 14:41 | 19:34 | holds | 20:23 | no | 8 Oct |
| Singapore | 18:26 → 16:41 | 20:53 | holds | 21:46 | no | 8 Oct |
| Sydney | 20:56 → 19:11 | 20:45 | no | 21:48 | no | 8 Oct |
| Suva | 22:56 → 21:11 | 20:32 | no | 21:31 | no | 8 Oct |