Moonrise of Saturday 27 October
Taken. Caturthī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
19:29 moonrise
18:1718:4119:0519:2919:5320:1720:41
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 2018
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Caturthī reaches moonrise on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Saturday 27 October
Taken. Caturthī reaches neither moonrise; this is the day it falls on.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Sunday 28 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 21:08 on Sat 27 Oct to 19:25 on Sun 28 Oct.
2018-10-27T13:08:13Z → 2018-10-28T11:24:48Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:29 on the 27th and 20:17 on the 28th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 27th and is not on the 28th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Neither moonrise qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → tithi-day · margin 3117 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 2018: Saturday 27 October.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 2018 falls on Saturday 27 October. Caturthī runs from 21:08 on Sat 27 Oct to 19:25 on Sun 28 Oct, and is current at moonrise on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 27 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 27 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 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/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 27th | Covered | Moonrise 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 06:08 → 04:25 | 20:45 | holds | 21:38 | no | 27 Oct |
| Chicago | 08:08 → 06:25 | 20:20 | holds | 21:10 | no | 27 Oct |
| Jersey City | 09:08 → 07:25 | 20:27 | holds | 21:17 | no | 27 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 09:08 → 07:25 | 20:31 | holds | 21:27 | no | 27 Oct |
| London | 14:08 → 11:25 | 19:48 | holds | 19:33 | no | 27 Oct |
| Durban | 15:08 → 13:25 | 21:09 | holds | 22:12 | no | 27 Oct |
| Dubai | 17:08 → 15:25 | 20:04 | holds | 20:56 | no | 27 Oct |
| Delhi | 18:38 → 16:55 | 19:57 | holds | 20:48 | no | 27 Oct |
| Kolkata | 18:38 → 16:55 | 19:22 | holds | 20:14 | no | 27 Oct |
| Singapore | 21:08 → 19:25 | 21:18 | holds | 22:14 | no | 27 Oct |
| Sydney | 00:08 → 22:25 | 21:55 | no | 22:59 | no | 27 Oct |
| Suva | 01:08 → 23:25 | 20:35 | no | 21:35 | holds | 28 Oct |