Moonrise of Monday 24 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
19:04 moonrise
17:5218:1618:4019:0419:2819:5220:16
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 1983
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 547 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 24 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 25 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 05:39 on Tue 25 Oct to 04:51 on Wed 26 Oct.
1983-10-24T21:38:50Z → 1983-10-25T20:51:01Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:04 on the 24th and 19:44 on the 25th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 24th and is on the 25th.
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 32831 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 1983: Tuesday 25 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 1983 falls on Tuesday 25 October. Caturthī runs from 05:39 on Tue 25 Oct to 04:51 on Wed 26 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 25 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 25 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 25 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 24th | Covered | Moonrise 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:39 → 13:51 | 20:16 | holds | 21:03 | no | 24 Oct |
| Chicago | 16:39 → 15:51 | 19:50 | holds | 20:32 | no | 24 Oct |
| Jersey City | 17:39 → 16:51 | 19:57 | holds | 20:40 | no | 24 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 17:39 → 16:51 | 20:07 | holds | 21:00 | no | 24 Oct |
| London | 21:39 → 20:51 | 18:17 | no | 18:51 | holds | 25 Oct |
| Durban | 23:39 → 22:51 | 20:51 | no | 21:54 | holds | 25 Oct |
| Dubai | 01:39 → 00:51 | 19:40 | no | 20:26 | holds | 25 Oct |
| Delhi | 03:09 → 02:21 | 19:33 | no | 20:18 | holds | 25 Oct |
| Kolkata | 03:09 → 02:21 | 18:58 | no | 19:45 | holds | 25 Oct |
| Singapore | 05:39 → 04:51 | 20:56 | no | 21:50 | holds | 25 Oct |
| Sydney | 07:39 → 06:51 | 20:38 | no | 21:42 | holds | 25 Oct |
| Suva | 09:39 → 08:51 | 20:15 | no | 21:14 | holds | 25 Oct |