Dawn of Monday 27 October
Taken. Both dawns qualify; the rule takes the first.
04:54 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:40
Caturdaśī begins 05:15:23
04:3004:5405:1805:4206:0606:3006:54
85 of 106 minutes covered, the last 85
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 2008
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 21 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Monday 27 October
Taken. Both dawns qualify; the rule takes the first.
85 of 106 minutes covered, the last 85
Dawn of Tuesday 28 October
Qualifies with 68 of 106 minutes. Not taken.
68 of 106 minutes covered, the first 68
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 05:15 on Mon 27 Oct to 06:03 on Tue 28 Oct.
2008-10-26T21:15:23Z → 2008-10-27T22:02:56Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:54–06:40 on the 27th, 04:55–06:41 on the 28th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 85 of 106 minutes on the 27th and 68 of 106 on the 28th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both dawns qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 1280 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 2008: Monday 27 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 2008 falls on Monday 27 October. Caturdaśī runs from 05:15 on Mon 27 Oct to 06:03 on Tue 28 Oct and covers 85 of 106 minutes of aruṇodaya that dawn. It also reaches the next dawn for 68 minutes; by the rule the first dawn is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 27 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 27 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 27 Oct |
| 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 26th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:15 → 15:03 | 05:24 | 0 min | 05:24 | 104 min | 27 Oct |
| Chicago | 16:15 → 17:03 | 05:29 | 0 min | 05:30 | 107 min | 27 Oct |
| Jersey City | 17:15 → 18:03 | 05:34 | 0 min | 05:35 | 107 min | 27 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 17:15 → 18:03 | 04:19 | 0 min | 04:19 | 98 min | 27 Oct |
| London | 21:15 → 22:03 | 04:53 | 0 min | 04:54 | 112 min | 27 Oct |
| Durban | 23:15 → 00:03 | 03:40 | 0 min | 03:39 | 87 min | 27 Oct |
| Dubai | 01:15 → 02:03 | 04:42 | 0 min | 04:42 | 102 min | 27 Oct |
| Delhi | 02:45 → 03:33 | 04:47 | 0 min | 04:47 | 103 min | 27 Oct |
| Kolkata | 02:45 → 03:33 | 03:58 | 0 min | 03:58 | 101 min | 27 Oct |
| Singapore | 05:15 → 06:03 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:11 | 91 min | 27 Oct |
| Sydney | 08:15 → 09:03 | 04:35 | 0 min | 04:35 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Suva | 09:15 → 10:03 | 04:00 | 0 min | 03:59 | 0 min | 28 Oct |