Dawn of Monday 31 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
04:57 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:44
04:3304:5705:2105:4506:0906:3306:57
0 of 107 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 2005
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 120 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Monday 31 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 107 minutes covered
Dawn of Tuesday 1 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
108 of 108 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 08:44 on Mon 31 Oct to 09:22 on Tue 1 Nov.
2005-10-31T00:44:14Z → 2005-11-01T01:22:08Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:57–06:44 on the 31st, 04:58–06:45 on the 1st.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 0 of 107 minutes on the 31st and 108 of 108 on the 1st.
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 7205 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 2005: Tuesday 1 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 2005 falls on Tuesday 1 November. Caturdaśī runs from 08:44 on Mon 31 Oct to 09:22 on Tue 1 Nov and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 1 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 1 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 1 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 31st | Covered | Aruṇodaya 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:44 → 17:22 | 04:27 | 105 min | 04:27 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Chicago | 18:44 → 19:22 | 04:34 | 109 min | 04:34 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Jersey City | 19:44 → 20:22 | 04:38 | 108 min | 04:39 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 20:44 → 21:22 | 04:19 | 98 min | 04:19 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| London | 00:44 → 01:22 | 04:59 | 114 min | 05:00 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Durban | 02:44 → 03:22 | 03:36 | 86 min | 03:36 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Dubai | 04:44 → 05:22 | 04:44 | 102 min | 04:44 | 38 min | 31 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:14 → 06:52 | 04:49 | 18 min | 04:50 | 104 min | 31 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:14 → 06:52 | 03:59 | 0 min | 04:00 | 102 min | 1 Nov |
| Singapore | 08:44 → 09:22 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:11 | 95 min | 1 Nov |
| Sydney | 11:44 → 12:22 | 04:32 | 0 min | 04:31 | 84 min | 1 Nov |
| Suva | 12:44 → 13:22 | 03:58 | 0 min | 03:57 | 90 min | 1 Nov |