Dawn of Tuesday 6 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
05:02 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:50
04:3805:0205:2605:5006:1406:3807:02
109 of 109 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 2018
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 165 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Tuesday 6 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
109 of 109 minutes covered
Dawn of Wednesday 7 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 109 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 02:17 on Tue 6 Nov to 00:57 on Wed 7 Nov.
2018-11-05T18:17:04Z → 2018-11-06T16:57:18Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:02–06:50 on the 6th, 05:02–06:52 on the 7th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 109 of 109 minutes on the 6th and 0 of 109 on the 7th.
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 9870 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 2018: Tuesday 6 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 2018 falls on Tuesday 6 November. Caturdaśī runs from 02:17 on Tue 6 Nov to 00:57 on Wed 7 Nov and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 6 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 6 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 6 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 5th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:17 → 08:57 | 04:30 | 0 min | 04:31 | 107 min | 6 Nov |
| Chicago | 12:17 → 10:57 | 04:38 | 0 min | 04:39 | 111 min | 6 Nov |
| Jersey City | 13:17 → 11:57 | 04:42 | 0 min | 04:43 | 110 min | 6 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 14:17 → 12:57 | 04:20 | 0 min | 04:20 | 98 min | 6 Nov |
| London | 18:17 → 16:57 | 05:05 | 0 min | 05:06 | 117 min | 6 Nov |
| Durban | 20:17 → 18:57 | 03:34 | 0 min | 03:33 | 85 min | 6 Nov |
| Dubai | 22:17 → 20:57 | 04:46 | 0 min | 04:46 | 103 min | 6 Nov |
| Delhi | 23:47 → 22:27 | 04:52 | 0 min | 04:52 | 105 min | 6 Nov |
| Kolkata | 23:47 → 22:27 | 04:01 | 0 min | 04:02 | 102 min | 6 Nov |
| Singapore | 02:17 → 00:57 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:11 | 96 min | 6 Nov |
| Sydney | 05:17 → 03:57 | 04:28 | 0 min | 04:28 | 34 min | 6 Nov |
| Suva | 07:17 → 05:57 | 04:56 | 0 min | 04:56 | 0 min | 7 Nov |