Moonrise of Monday 13 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
19:16 moonrise
18:0418:2818:5219:1619:4020:0420:28
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 2003
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 178 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 13 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 14 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 22:15 on Mon 13 Oct to 00:57 on Wed 15 Oct.
2003-10-13T14:14:48Z → 2003-10-14T16:56:35Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:16 on the 13th and 19:48 on the 14th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 13th and is on the 14th.
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 10707 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 2003: Tuesday 14 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 2003 falls on Tuesday 14 October. Caturthī runs from 22:15 on Mon 13 Oct to 00:57 on Wed 15 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 14 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 14 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 14 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 13th | Covered | Moonrise 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:15 → 09:57 | 20:24 | holds | 21:01 | no | 13 Oct |
| Chicago | 09:15 → 11:57 | 19:57 | holds | 20:30 | no | 13 Oct |
| Jersey City | 10:15 → 12:57 | 20:05 | holds | 20:39 | no | 13 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 10:15 → 12:57 | 20:16 | holds | 21:00 | no | 13 Oct |
| London | 15:15 → 17:57 | 19:27 | holds | 19:50 | no | 13 Oct |
| Durban | 16:15 → 18:57 | 21:03 | holds | 21:59 | no | 13 Oct |
| Dubai | 18:15 → 20:57 | 19:51 | holds | 20:30 | holds | 13 Oct |
| Delhi | 19:45 → 22:27 | 19:45 | no | 20:21 | holds | 14 Oct |
| Kolkata | 19:45 → 22:27 | 19:10 | no | 19:49 | holds | 14 Oct |
| Singapore | 22:15 → 00:57 | 21:09 | no | 21:55 | holds | 14 Oct |
| Sydney | 00:15 → 02:57 | 20:51 | no | 21:49 | holds | 14 Oct |
| Suva | 02:15 → 04:57 | 20:30 | no | 21:21 | holds | 14 Oct |