Dawn of Sunday 22 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
04:50 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:34
04:2604:5005:1405:3806:0206:2606:50
0 of 104 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1995
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 483 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Sunday 22 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 104 minutes covered
Dawn of Monday 23 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
105 of 105 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 16:07 on Sun 22 Oct to 14:38 on Mon 23 Oct.
1995-10-22T08:07:19Z → 1995-10-23T06:37:34Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:50–06:34 on the 22nd, 04:50–06:35 on the 23rd.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 0 of 104 minutes on the 22nd and 105 of 105 on the 23rd.
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 28953 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1995: Monday 23 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1995 falls on Monday 23 October. Caturdaśī runs from 16:07 on Sun 22 Oct to 14:38 on Mon 23 Oct and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 23 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 23 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 23 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 22nd | Covered | Aruṇodaya 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:07 → 23:38 | 05:21 | 103 min | 05:21 | 0 min | 22 Oct |
| Chicago | 03:07 → 01:38 | 05:25 | 105 min | 05:26 | 0 min | 22 Oct |
| Jersey City | 04:07 → 02:38 | 05:30 | 105 min | 05:31 | 0 min | 22 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 04:07 → 02:38 | 04:18 | 97 min | 04:18 | 0 min | 22 Oct |
| London | 08:07 → 06:38 | 04:46 | 0 min | 04:48 | 110 min | 23 Oct |
| Durban | 10:07 → 08:38 | 03:43 | 0 min | 03:42 | 88 min | 23 Oct |
| Dubai | 12:07 → 10:38 | 04:40 | 0 min | 04:40 | 101 min | 23 Oct |
| Delhi | 13:37 → 12:08 | 04:45 | 0 min | 04:45 | 102 min | 23 Oct |
| Kolkata | 13:37 → 12:08 | 03:56 | 0 min | 03:56 | 100 min | 23 Oct |
| Singapore | 16:07 → 14:38 | 05:12 | 0 min | 05:11 | 95 min | 23 Oct |
| Sydney | 18:07 → 16:38 | 03:40 | 0 min | 03:39 | 87 min | 23 Oct |
| Suva | 20:07 → 18:38 | 04:02 | 0 min | 04:02 | 91 min | 23 Oct |