Moonrise of Tuesday 21 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
19:17 moonrise
18:0518:2918:5319:1719:4120:0520:29
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 1986
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 594 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 21 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 22 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 07:48 on Tue 21 Oct to 10:05 on Wed 22 Oct.
1986-10-20T23:48:22Z → 1986-10-22T02:04:33Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:17 on the 21st and 19:58 on the 22nd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 21st and is not on the 22nd.
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 35635 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 1986: Tuesday 21 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 1986 falls on Tuesday 21 October. Caturthī runs from 07:48 on Tue 21 Oct to 10:05 on Wed 22 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 21 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 21 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 21 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 20th | Covered | Moonrise 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:48 → 19:05 | 19:54 | holds | 21:22 | no | 20 Oct |
| Chicago | 18:48 → 21:05 | 19:24 | holds | 20:45 | no | 20 Oct |
| Jersey City | 19:48 → 22:05 | 19:32 | no | 20:53 | no | 21 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 19:48 → 22:05 | 19:54 | holds | 21:31 | no | 20 Oct |
| London | 00:48 → 03:05 | 18:45 | no | 19:48 | no | 21 Oct |
| Durban | 01:48 → 04:05 | 20:52 | no | 22:46 | no | 21 Oct |
| Dubai | 03:48 → 06:05 | 19:24 | no | 20:51 | no | 21 Oct |
| Delhi | 05:18 → 07:35 | 19:16 | no | 20:41 | no | 21 Oct |
| Kolkata | 05:18 → 07:35 | 18:43 | no | 20:11 | no | 21 Oct |
| Singapore | 07:48 → 10:05 | 20:48 | no | 22:27 | no | 21 Oct |
| Sydney | 10:48 → 13:05 | 21:42 | no | 23:40 | no | 21 Oct |
| Suva | 11:48 → 14:05 | 20:14 | no | 22:02 | no | 21 Oct |