Dawn of Wednesday 17 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
04:46 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:29
04:2204:4605:1005:3405:5806:2206:46
103 of 103 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1990
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 388 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Wednesday 17 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
103 of 103 minutes covered
Dawn of Thursday 18 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 103 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 21:24 on Tue 16 Oct to 22:19 on Wed 17 Oct.
1990-10-16T13:23:45Z → 1990-10-17T14:18:47Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:46–06:29 on the 17th, 04:47–06:30 on the 18th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 103 of 103 minutes on the 17th and 0 of 103 on the 18th.
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 23300 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1990: Wednesday 17 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1990 falls on Wednesday 17 October. Caturdaśī runs from 21:24 on Tue 16 Oct to 22:19 on Wed 17 Oct and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 17 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 17 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 17 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 16th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:24 → 07:19 | 05:18 | 35 min | 05:18 | 102 min | 16 Oct |
| Chicago | 08:24 → 09:19 | 05:21 | 0 min | 05:22 | 104 min | 17 Oct |
| Jersey City | 09:24 → 10:19 | 05:26 | 0 min | 05:26 | 103 min | 17 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 09:24 → 10:19 | 04:18 | 0 min | 04:18 | 97 min | 17 Oct |
| London | 14:24 → 15:19 | 05:40 | 0 min | 05:41 | 107 min | 17 Oct |
| Durban | 15:24 → 16:19 | 03:48 | 0 min | 03:47 | 89 min | 17 Oct |
| Dubai | 17:24 → 18:19 | 04:38 | 0 min | 04:38 | 100 min | 17 Oct |
| Delhi | 18:54 → 19:49 | 04:42 | 0 min | 04:43 | 100 min | 17 Oct |
| Kolkata | 18:54 → 19:49 | 03:55 | 0 min | 03:55 | 99 min | 17 Oct |
| Singapore | 21:24 → 22:19 | 05:13 | 0 min | 05:12 | 95 min | 17 Oct |
| Sydney | 23:24 → 00:19 | 03:45 | 0 min | 03:44 | 89 min | 17 Oct |
| Suva | 01:24 → 02:19 | 04:05 | 0 min | 04:05 | 92 min | 17 Oct |