Dawn of Thursday 4 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
05:00 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:48
04:3605:0005:2405:4806:1206:3607:00
0 of 108 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 2010
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 523 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Thursday 4 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 108 minutes covered
Dawn of Friday 5 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
109 of 109 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 18:28 on Thu 4 Nov to 15:32 on Fri 5 Nov.
2010-11-04T10:27:59Z → 2010-11-05T07:32:07Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:00–06:48 on the 4th, 05:01–06:49 on the 5th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 0 of 108 minutes on the 4th and 109 of 109 on the 5th.
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 31365 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 2010: Friday 5 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 2010 falls on Friday 5 November. Caturdaśī runs from 18:28 on Thu 4 Nov to 15:32 on Fri 5 Nov and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 5 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 5 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 5 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 4th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:28 → 00:32 | 05:29 | 106 min | 05:30 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Chicago | 05:28 → 02:32 | 05:37 | 110 min | 05:38 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Jersey City | 06:28 → 03:32 | 05:41 | 62 min | 05:42 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 06:28 → 03:32 | 04:20 | 0 min | 04:20 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| London | 10:28 → 07:32 | 05:03 | 0 min | 05:05 | 116 min | 5 Nov |
| Durban | 12:28 → 09:32 | 03:34 | 0 min | 03:34 | 85 min | 5 Nov |
| Dubai | 14:28 → 11:32 | 04:45 | 0 min | 04:46 | 103 min | 5 Nov |
| Delhi | 15:58 → 13:02 | 04:51 | 0 min | 04:52 | 104 min | 5 Nov |
| Kolkata | 15:58 → 13:02 | 04:01 | 0 min | 04:01 | 102 min | 5 Nov |
| Singapore | 18:28 → 15:32 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:11 | 96 min | 5 Nov |
| Sydney | 21:28 → 18:32 | 04:29 | 0 min | 04:28 | 84 min | 5 Nov |
| Suva | 23:28 → 20:32 | 04:56 | 0 min | 04:56 | 90 min | 5 Nov |