Moonrise of Friday 1 November
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
19:16 moonrise
18:0418:2818:5219:1619:4020:0420:28
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 1985
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 490 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 1 November
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 2 November
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 09:32 on Fri 1 Nov to 11:52 on Sat 2 Nov.
1985-11-01T01:32:01Z → 1985-11-02T03:51:45Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:16 on the 1st and 20:02 on the 2nd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 1st and is not on the 2nd.
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 29408 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 1985: Friday 1 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 1985 falls on Friday 1 November. Caturthī runs from 09:32 on Fri 1 Nov to 11:52 on Sat 2 Nov and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 1 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 1 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 1 Nov |
| 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 1st | Covered | Moonrise 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:32 → 19:52 | 19:37 | holds | 20:28 | no | 31 Oct |
| Chicago | 19:32 → 21:52 | 19:01 | holds | 19:51 | no | 1 Nov |
| Jersey City | 20:32 → 22:52 | 19:10 | holds | 20:00 | no | 1 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 21:32 → 23:52 | 20:43 | holds | 21:35 | no | 1 Nov |
| London | 01:32 → 03:52 | 18:09 | holds | 18:54 | no | 1 Nov |
| Durban | 03:32 → 05:52 | 21:54 | holds | 22:48 | no | 1 Nov |
| Dubai | 05:32 → 07:52 | 20:06 | holds | 20:55 | no | 1 Nov |
| Delhi | 07:02 → 09:22 | 19:56 | holds | 20:44 | no | 1 Nov |
| Kolkata | 07:02 → 09:22 | 19:26 | holds | 20:15 | no | 1 Nov |
| Singapore | 09:32 → 11:52 | 21:38 | holds | 22:30 | no | 1 Nov |
| Sydney | 12:32 → 14:52 | 22:46 | holds | 23:42 | no | 1 Nov |
| Suva | 13:32 → 15:52 | 21:11 | holds | 22:05 | no | 1 Nov |