Moonrise of Thursday 20 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
19:03 moonrise
17:5118:1518:3919:0319:2719:5120:15
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 2005
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 169 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 20 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 21 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 16:15 on Thu 20 Oct to 16:12 on Fri 21 Oct.
2005-10-20T08:14:32Z → 2005-10-21T08:11:35Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:03 on the 20th and 19:47 on the 21st.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 20th and is not on the 21st.
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 10124 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 2005: Thursday 20 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 2005 falls on Thursday 20 October. Caturthī runs from 16:15 on Thu 20 Oct to 16:12 on Fri 21 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 20 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 20 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 20 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 20th | Covered | Moonrise 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:15 → 01:12 | 20:22 | holds | 21:11 | no | 20 Oct |
| Chicago | 03:15 → 03:12 | 19:48 | holds | 20:34 | no | 20 Oct |
| Jersey City | 04:15 → 04:12 | 19:56 | holds | 20:43 | no | 20 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 04:15 → 04:12 | 20:27 | holds | 21:20 | no | 20 Oct |
| London | 09:15 → 09:12 | 19:00 | holds | 19:37 | no | 20 Oct |
| Durban | 10:15 → 10:12 | 21:33 | holds | 22:35 | no | 20 Oct |
| Dubai | 12:15 → 12:12 | 19:50 | holds | 20:40 | no | 20 Oct |
| Delhi | 13:45 → 13:42 | 19:41 | holds | 20:29 | no | 20 Oct |
| Kolkata | 13:45 → 13:42 | 19:10 | holds | 20:00 | no | 20 Oct |
| Singapore | 16:15 → 16:12 | 21:20 | holds | 22:15 | no | 20 Oct |
| Sydney | 18:15 → 18:12 | 21:23 | holds | 22:27 | no | 20 Oct |
| Suva | 20:15 → 20:12 | 20:49 | holds | 21:49 | no | 20 Oct |