Moonrise of Friday 2 November
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 2012
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 379 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Friday 2 November
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Saturday 3 November
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 11:29 on Fri 2 Nov to 14:09 on Sat 3 Nov.
2012-11-02T03:29:08Z → 2012-11-03T06:09:20Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:38 on the 2nd and 20:28 on the 3rd.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 2nd and is not on the 3rd.
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 22741 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 2012: Friday 2 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 2012 falls on Friday 2 November. Caturthī runs from 11:29 on Fri 2 Nov to 14:09 on Sat 3 Nov and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 2 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 2 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 2 Nov |
| 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 2nd | Covered | Moonrise 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:29 → 23:09 | 20:57 | holds | 21:49 | no | 2 Nov |
| Chicago | 22:29 → 01:09 | 20:30 | holds | 21:23 | no | 2 Nov |
| Jersey City | 23:29 → 02:09 | 20:37 | holds | 21:30 | no | 2 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 23:29 → 02:09 | 20:46 | holds | 21:35 | no | 2 Nov |
| London | 03:29 → 06:09 | 18:52 | holds | 19:47 | no | 2 Nov |
| Durban | 05:29 → 08:09 | 21:33 | holds | 22:18 | no | 2 Nov |
| Dubai | 07:29 → 10:09 | 20:18 | holds | 21:08 | no | 2 Nov |
| Delhi | 08:59 → 11:39 | 20:10 | holds | 21:00 | no | 2 Nov |
| Kolkata | 08:59 → 11:39 | 19:36 | holds | 20:25 | no | 2 Nov |
| Singapore | 11:29 → 14:09 | 21:37 | holds | 22:25 | no | 2 Nov |
| Sydney | 14:29 → 17:09 | 22:25 | holds | 23:11 | no | 2 Nov |
| Suva | 16:29 → 19:09 | 22:01 | holds | 22:48 | no | 2 Nov |