Moonrise of Thursday 17 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
19:51 moonrise
18:3919:0319:2719:5120:1520:3921:03
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 2019
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 632 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Thursday 17 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Friday 18 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 09:18 on Thu 17 Oct to 09:59 on Fri 18 Oct.
2019-10-17T01:18:26Z → 2019-10-18T01:58:59Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:51 on the 17th and 20:31 on the 18th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 17th and is not on the 18th.
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 37905 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 2019: Thursday 17 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 2019 falls on Thursday 17 October. Caturthī runs from 09:18 on Thu 17 Oct to 09:59 on Fri 18 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 17 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 17 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 17 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 17th | Covered | Moonrise 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:18 → 18:59 | 21:02 | no | 21:48 | no | 16 Oct |
| Chicago | 20:18 → 20:59 | 20:37 | holds | 21:20 | no | 17 Oct |
| Jersey City | 21:18 → 21:59 | 20:44 | holds | 21:27 | no | 17 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 21:18 → 21:59 | 20:50 | holds | 21:40 | no | 17 Oct |
| London | 02:18 → 02:59 | 20:07 | holds | 20:42 | no | 17 Oct |
| Durban | 03:18 → 03:59 | 21:31 | holds | 22:29 | no | 17 Oct |
| Dubai | 05:18 → 05:59 | 20:25 | holds | 21:10 | no | 17 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:48 → 07:29 | 20:18 | holds | 21:03 | no | 17 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:48 → 07:29 | 19:43 | holds | 20:29 | no | 17 Oct |
| Singapore | 09:18 → 09:59 | 21:40 | holds | 22:30 | no | 17 Oct |
| Sydney | 12:18 → 12:59 | 22:18 | holds | 23:18 | no | 17 Oct |
| Suva | 13:18 → 13:59 | 20:58 | holds | 21:53 | no | 17 Oct |