Moonrise of Thursday 24 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
19:13 moonrise
18:0118:2518:4919:1319:3720:0120:25
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 2002
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 179 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 24 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 25 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 22:11 on Thu 24 Oct to 23:54 on Fri 25 Oct.
2002-10-24T14:11:05Z → 2002-10-25T15:53:45Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:13 on the 24th and 19:50 on the 25th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 24th and is on the 25th.
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 10713 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 2002: Friday 25 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 2002 falls on Friday 25 October. Caturthī runs from 22:11 on Thu 24 Oct to 23:54 on Fri 25 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 25 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 25 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 25 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 24th | Covered | Moonrise 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:11 → 08:54 | 20:25 | holds | 21:08 | no | 24 Oct |
| Chicago | 09:11 → 10:54 | 19:56 | holds | 20:37 | no | 24 Oct |
| Jersey City | 10:11 → 11:54 | 20:04 | holds | 20:45 | no | 24 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 10:11 → 11:54 | 20:19 | holds | 21:08 | no | 24 Oct |
| London | 15:11 → 16:54 | 19:20 | holds | 19:53 | no | 24 Oct |
| Durban | 16:11 → 17:54 | 21:11 | holds | 22:08 | no | 24 Oct |
| Dubai | 18:11 → 19:54 | 19:51 | holds | 20:35 | no | 24 Oct |
| Delhi | 19:41 → 21:24 | 19:44 | holds | 20:26 | holds | 24 Oct |
| Kolkata | 19:41 → 21:24 | 19:10 | no | 19:54 | holds | 25 Oct |
| Singapore | 22:11 → 23:54 | 21:12 | no | 22:01 | holds | 25 Oct |
| Sydney | 00:11 → 01:54 | 21:00 | no | 21:59 | holds | 25 Oct |
| Suva | 02:11 → 03:54 | 20:35 | no | 21:29 | holds | 25 Oct |