Dawn of Saturday 29 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
04:56 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:42
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107 of 107 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 2016
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 346 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Saturday 29 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
107 of 107 minutes covered
Dawn of Sunday 30 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 107 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 20:51 on Fri 28 Oct to 23:10 on Sat 29 Oct.
2016-10-28T12:50:58Z → 2016-10-29T15:10:19Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:56–06:42 on the 29th, 04:56–06:43 on the 30th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 107 of 107 minutes on the 29th and 0 of 107 on the 30th.
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 20764 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 2016: Saturday 29 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 2016 falls on Saturday 29 October. Caturdaśī runs from 20:51 on Fri 28 Oct to 23:10 on Sat 29 Oct and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 29 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 29 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 29 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 28th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:51 → 08:10 | 05:25 | 79 min | 05:26 | 105 min | 28 Oct |
| Chicago | 07:51 → 10:10 | 05:31 | 0 min | 05:32 | 108 min | 29 Oct |
| Jersey City | 08:51 → 11:10 | 05:36 | 0 min | 05:36 | 108 min | 29 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 08:51 → 11:10 | 04:19 | 0 min | 04:19 | 98 min | 29 Oct |
| London | 13:51 → 16:10 | 05:55 | 0 min | 05:56 | 113 min | 29 Oct |
| Durban | 14:51 → 17:10 | 03:38 | 0 min | 03:37 | 87 min | 29 Oct |
| Dubai | 16:51 → 19:10 | 04:42 | 0 min | 04:43 | 102 min | 29 Oct |
| Delhi | 18:21 → 20:40 | 04:48 | 0 min | 04:48 | 103 min | 29 Oct |
| Kolkata | 18:21 → 20:40 | 03:58 | 0 min | 03:59 | 101 min | 29 Oct |
| Singapore | 20:51 → 23:10 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:11 | 95 min | 29 Oct |
| Sydney | 23:51 → 02:10 | 04:34 | 0 min | 04:33 | 85 min | 29 Oct |
| Suva | 00:51 → 03:10 | 03:59 | 0 min | 03:58 | 90 min | 29 Oct |