Dawn of Monday 26 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
04:53 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:39
04:2904:5305:1705:4106:0506:2906:53
106 of 106 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1981
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 153 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Monday 26 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
106 of 106 minutes covered
Dawn of Tuesday 27 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 106 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 00:47 on Mon 26 Oct to 02:20 on Tue 27 Oct.
1981-10-25T16:47:13Z → 1981-10-26T18:20:22Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:53–06:39 on the 26th, 04:54–06:40 on the 27th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 106 of 106 minutes on the 26th and 0 of 106 on the 27th.
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 9202 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1981: Monday 26 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1981 falls on Monday 26 October. Caturdaśī runs from 00:47 on Mon 26 Oct to 02:20 on Tue 27 Oct and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 26 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 26 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 26 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 25th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:47 → 10:20 | 04:23 | 0 min | 04:24 | 104 min | 26 Oct |
| Chicago | 10:47 → 12:20 | 04:28 | 0 min | 04:29 | 107 min | 26 Oct |
| Jersey City | 11:47 → 13:20 | 04:33 | 0 min | 04:34 | 106 min | 26 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 12:47 → 14:20 | 04:19 | 0 min | 04:19 | 98 min | 26 Oct |
| London | 16:47 → 18:20 | 04:51 | 0 min | 04:52 | 112 min | 26 Oct |
| Durban | 18:47 → 20:20 | 03:41 | 0 min | 03:40 | 87 min | 26 Oct |
| Dubai | 20:47 → 22:20 | 04:41 | 0 min | 04:42 | 101 min | 26 Oct |
| Delhi | 22:17 → 23:50 | 04:46 | 0 min | 04:47 | 102 min | 26 Oct |
| Kolkata | 22:17 → 23:50 | 03:57 | 0 min | 03:57 | 101 min | 26 Oct |
| Singapore | 00:17 → 01:50 | 04:41 | 0 min | 04:41 | 95 min | 26 Oct |
| Sydney | 03:47 → 05:20 | 04:37 | 0 min | 04:36 | 86 min | 26 Oct |
| Suva | 04:47 → 06:20 | 04:00 | 0 min | 04:00 | 43 min | 26 Oct |