Moonrise of Monday 16 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 2000
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 421 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 16 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 17 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 12:49 on Mon 16 Oct to 10:58 on Tue 17 Oct.
2000-10-16T04:48:42Z → 2000-10-17T02:57:54Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:49 on the 16th and 20:34 on the 17th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 16th and is not on the 17th.
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 25230 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 2000: Monday 16 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 2000 falls on Monday 16 October. Caturthī runs from 12:49 on Mon 16 Oct to 10:58 on Tue 17 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 16 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 16 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 16 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 16th | Covered | Moonrise 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:49 → 19:58 | 21:03 | no | 21:54 | no | 15 Oct |
| Chicago | 23:49 → 21:58 | 20:39 | holds | 21:26 | no | 16 Oct |
| Jersey City | 00:49 → 22:58 | 20:45 | holds | 21:33 | no | 16 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 00:49 → 22:58 | 20:49 | holds | 21:44 | no | 16 Oct |
| London | 05:49 → 03:58 | 20:09 | holds | 20:48 | no | 16 Oct |
| Durban | 06:49 → 04:58 | 21:25 | holds | 22:29 | no | 16 Oct |
| Dubai | 08:49 → 06:58 | 20:23 | holds | 21:13 | no | 16 Oct |
| Delhi | 10:19 → 08:28 | 20:16 | holds | 21:05 | no | 16 Oct |
| Kolkata | 10:19 → 08:28 | 19:40 | holds | 20:31 | no | 16 Oct |
| Singapore | 12:49 → 10:58 | 21:35 | holds | 22:31 | no | 16 Oct |
| Sydney | 15:49 → 13:58 | 22:10 | holds | 23:16 | no | 16 Oct |
| Suva | 16:49 → 14:58 | 20:51 | holds | 21:52 | no | 16 Oct |