Moonrise of Tuesday 29 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
19:33 moonrise
Caturthī begins 20:24:25
18:2118:4519:0919:3319:5720:2120:45
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 1996
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 42 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 29 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 30 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 20:24 on Tue 29 Oct to 21:04 on Wed 30 Oct.
1996-10-29T12:24:25Z → 1996-10-30T13:03:49Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:33 on the 29th and 20:21 on the 30th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 29th and is on the 30th.
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 2541 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 1996: Wednesday 30 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 1996 falls on Wednesday 30 October. Caturthī runs from 20:24 on Tue 29 Oct to 21:04 on Wed 30 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 30 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 30 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 30 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 29th | Covered | Moonrise 30th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:24 → 05:04 | 19:49 | holds | 20:39 | no | 29 Oct |
| Chicago | 06:24 → 07:04 | 19:26 | holds | 20:15 | no | 29 Oct |
| Jersey City | 07:24 → 08:04 | 19:32 | holds | 20:22 | no | 29 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 08:24 → 09:04 | 20:32 | holds | 21:22 | no | 29 Oct |
| London | 12:24 → 13:04 | 18:55 | holds | 19:43 | no | 29 Oct |
| Durban | 14:24 → 15:04 | 21:08 | holds | 22:00 | no | 29 Oct |
| Dubai | 16:24 → 17:04 | 20:08 | holds | 20:57 | no | 29 Oct |
| Delhi | 17:54 → 18:34 | 20:01 | holds | 20:50 | no | 29 Oct |
| Kolkata | 17:54 → 18:34 | 19:25 | holds | 20:14 | no | 29 Oct |
| Singapore | 20:24 → 21:04 | 21:20 | holds | 22:11 | no | 29 Oct |
| Sydney | 23:24 → 00:04 | 21:57 | no | 22:50 | holds | 30 Oct |
| Suva | 00:24 → 01:04 | 20:38 | no | 21:30 | holds | 30 Oct |