Moonrise of Saturday 18 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
19:27 moonrise
18:1518:3919:0319:2719:5120:1520:39
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 1997
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 283 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 18 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 19 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 02:50 on Sun 19 Oct to 00:58 on Mon 20 Oct.
1997-10-18T18:50:27Z → 1997-10-19T16:57:55Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:27 on the 18th and 20:15 on the 19th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 18th and is on the 19th.
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 17000 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 1997: Sunday 19 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 1997 falls on Sunday 19 October. Caturthī runs from 02:50 on Sun 19 Oct to 00:58 on Mon 20 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 19 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 19 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 19 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 18th | Covered | Moonrise 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:50 → 09:58 | 20:42 | holds | 21:32 | no | 18 Oct |
| Chicago | 13:50 → 11:58 | 20:20 | holds | 21:08 | no | 18 Oct |
| Jersey City | 14:50 → 12:58 | 20:26 | holds | 21:15 | no | 18 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 14:50 → 12:58 | 20:20 | holds | 21:14 | no | 18 Oct |
| London | 19:50 → 17:58 | 19:54 | holds | 20:38 | no | 18 Oct |
| Durban | 20:50 → 18:58 | 20:47 | no | 21:48 | no | 18 Oct |
| Dubai | 22:50 → 20:58 | 19:57 | no | 20:49 | holds | 19 Oct |
| Delhi | 00:20 → 22:28 | 19:51 | no | 20:42 | holds | 19 Oct |
| Kolkata | 00:20 → 22:28 | 19:14 | no | 20:05 | holds | 19 Oct |
| Singapore | 02:50 → 00:58 | 21:04 | no | 22:00 | holds | 19 Oct |
| Sydney | 04:50 → 02:58 | 20:32 | no | 21:35 | holds | 19 Oct |
| Suva | 06:50 → 04:58 | 20:16 | no | 21:16 | holds | 19 Oct |