Dawn of Saturday 9 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
05:04 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:54
04:4005:0405:2805:5206:1606:4007:0407:28
0 of 110 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1996
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 370 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Saturday 9 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 110 minutes covered
Dawn of Sunday 10 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
110 of 110 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 13:18 on Sat 9 Nov to 13:06 on Sun 10 Nov.
1996-11-09T05:17:39Z → 1996-11-10T05:05:33Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:04–06:54 on the 9th, 05:05–06:55 on the 10th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 0 of 110 minutes on the 9th and 110 of 110 on the 10th.
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 22213 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 1996: Sunday 10 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1996 falls on Sunday 10 November. Caturdaśī runs from 13:18 on Sat 9 Nov to 13:06 on Sun 10 Nov and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 10 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 10 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 10 Nov |
| 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 9th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 10th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:18 → 21:06 | 04:33 | 108 min | 04:34 | 0 min | 9 Nov |
| Chicago | 23:18 → 23:06 | 04:42 | 112 min | 04:43 | 0 min | 9 Nov |
| Jersey City | 00:18 → 00:06 | 04:46 | 111 min | 04:47 | 0 min | 9 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 01:18 → 01:06 | 04:21 | 99 min | 04:21 | 0 min | 9 Nov |
| London | 05:18 → 05:06 | 05:10 | 111 min | 05:12 | 0 min | 9 Nov |
| Durban | 07:18 → 07:06 | 03:31 | 0 min | 03:31 | 84 min | 10 Nov |
| Dubai | 09:18 → 09:06 | 04:48 | 0 min | 04:48 | 104 min | 10 Nov |
| Delhi | 10:48 → 10:36 | 04:54 | 0 min | 04:55 | 105 min | 10 Nov |
| Kolkata | 10:48 → 10:36 | 04:03 | 0 min | 04:03 | 103 min | 10 Nov |
| Singapore | 13:18 → 13:06 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:11 | 96 min | 10 Nov |
| Sydney | 16:18 → 16:06 | 04:26 | 0 min | 04:25 | 82 min | 10 Nov |
| Suva | 17:18 → 17:06 | 03:55 | 0 min | 03:55 | 89 min | 10 Nov |