Dawn of Wednesday 18 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
04:47 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:31
04:2304:4705:1105:3505:5906:2306:47
103 of 103 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 2017
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 125 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Wednesday 18 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
103 of 103 minutes covered
Dawn of Thursday 19 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 103 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 02:39 on Wed 18 Oct to 02:43 on Thu 19 Oct.
2017-10-17T18:38:56Z → 2017-10-18T18:43:18Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:47–06:31 on the 18th, 04:48–06:32 on the 19th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 103 of 103 minutes on the 18th and 0 of 103 on the 19th.
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 7488 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 2017: Wednesday 18 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 2017 falls on Wednesday 18 October. Caturdaśī runs from 02:39 on Wed 18 Oct to 02:43 on Thu 19 Oct and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 18 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 18 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 18 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 17th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:39 → 11:43 | 05:18 | 0 min | 05:19 | 102 min | 18 Oct |
| Chicago | 13:39 → 13:43 | 05:22 | 0 min | 05:23 | 104 min | 18 Oct |
| Jersey City | 14:39 → 14:43 | 05:27 | 0 min | 05:27 | 104 min | 18 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 14:39 → 14:43 | 04:18 | 0 min | 04:18 | 97 min | 18 Oct |
| London | 19:39 → 19:43 | 05:41 | 0 min | 05:42 | 108 min | 18 Oct |
| Durban | 20:39 → 20:43 | 03:47 | 0 min | 03:46 | 89 min | 18 Oct |
| Dubai | 22:39 → 22:43 | 04:39 | 0 min | 04:39 | 100 min | 18 Oct |
| Delhi | 00:09 → 00:13 | 04:43 | 0 min | 04:43 | 101 min | 18 Oct |
| Kolkata | 00:09 → 00:13 | 03:55 | 0 min | 03:55 | 99 min | 18 Oct |
| Singapore | 02:39 → 02:43 | 05:12 | 0 min | 05:12 | 95 min | 18 Oct |
| Sydney | 05:39 → 05:43 | 04:44 | 0 min | 04:43 | 32 min | 18 Oct |
| Suva | 06:39 → 06:43 | 04:04 | 0 min | 04:04 | 0 min | 19 Oct |