Moonrise of Friday 17 October
Taken. Caturthī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
18:56 moonrise
Caturthī begins 19:09:21
17:4418:0818:3218:5619:2019:4420:08
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 2008
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Caturthī reaches moonrise on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 17 October
Taken. Caturthī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 18 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 19:09 on Fri 17 Oct to 16:09 on Sat 18 Oct.
2008-10-17T11:09:22Z → 2008-10-18T08:08:55Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 18:56 on the 17th and 19:50 on the 18th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 17th and is not on the 18th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Neither moonrise qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → tithi-day · margin 823 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 2008: Friday 17 October.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 2008 falls on Friday 17 October. Caturthī runs from 19:09 on Fri 17 Oct to 16:09 on Sat 18 Oct, and is current at moonrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 17 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 17 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 17 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 17th | Covered | Moonrise 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:09 → 01:09 | 20:21 | holds | 21:22 | no | 17 Oct |
| Chicago | 06:09 → 03:09 | 19:46 | holds | 20:45 | no | 17 Oct |
| Jersey City | 07:09 → 04:09 | 19:54 | holds | 20:53 | no | 17 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 07:09 → 04:09 | 20:24 | holds | 21:27 | no | 17 Oct |
| London | 12:09 → 09:09 | 18:56 | holds | 19:48 | no | 17 Oct |
| Durban | 13:09 → 10:09 | 21:27 | holds | 22:36 | no | 17 Oct |
| Dubai | 15:09 → 12:09 | 19:44 | holds | 20:44 | no | 17 Oct |
| Delhi | 16:39 → 13:39 | 19:34 | holds | 20:33 | no | 17 Oct |
| Kolkata | 16:39 → 13:39 | 19:03 | holds | 20:03 | no | 17 Oct |
| Singapore | 19:09 → 16:09 | 21:13 | holds | 22:16 | no | 17 Oct |
| Sydney | 22:09 → 19:09 | 22:14 | holds | 23:25 | no | 17 Oct |
| Suva | 23:09 → 20:09 | 20:40 | no | 21:48 | no | 17 Oct |