Dawn of Thursday 11 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
110 of 110 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 2004
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 122 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Thursday 11 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
110 of 110 minutes covered
Dawn of Friday 12 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 111 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 03:04 on Thu 11 Nov to 01:01 on Fri 12 Nov.
2004-11-10T19:04:19Z → 2004-11-11T17:00:50Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:06–06:57 on the 11th, 05:07–06:58 on the 12th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 110 of 110 minutes on the 11th and 0 of 111 on the 12th.
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 7307 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 2004: Thursday 11 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 2004 falls on Thursday 11 November. Caturdaśī runs from 03:04 on Thu 11 Nov to 01:01 on Fri 12 Nov and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 11 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 11 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 11 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 10th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 11th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:04 → 09:01 | 04:34 | 0 min | 04:35 | 108 min | 11 Nov |
| Chicago | 13:04 → 11:01 | 04:43 | 0 min | 04:44 | 112 min | 11 Nov |
| Jersey City | 14:04 → 12:01 | 04:47 | 0 min | 04:48 | 112 min | 11 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 15:04 → 13:01 | 04:21 | 0 min | 04:22 | 99 min | 11 Nov |
| London | 19:04 → 17:01 | 05:12 | 0 min | 05:13 | 119 min | 11 Nov |
| Durban | 21:04 → 19:01 | 03:31 | 0 min | 03:30 | 84 min | 11 Nov |
| Dubai | 23:04 → 21:01 | 04:49 | 0 min | 04:49 | 104 min | 11 Nov |
| Delhi | 00:34 → 22:31 | 04:55 | 0 min | 04:55 | 106 min | 11 Nov |
| Kolkata | 00:34 → 22:31 | 04:04 | 0 min | 04:04 | 103 min | 11 Nov |
| Singapore | 03:04 → 01:01 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:11 | 96 min | 11 Nov |
| Sydney | 06:04 → 04:01 | 04:25 | 0 min | 04:25 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Suva | 07:04 → 05:01 | 03:55 | 0 min | 03:54 | 0 min | 12 Nov |