Dawn of Saturday 26 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
04:53 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:38
04:2904:5305:1705:4106:0506:2906:53
0 of 106 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 2019
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 494 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Saturday 26 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 106 minutes covered
Dawn of Sunday 27 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
106 of 106 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 18:17 on Sat 26 Oct to 14:53 on Sun 27 Oct.
2019-10-26T10:16:36Z → 2019-10-27T06:53:08Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:53–06:38 on the 26th, 04:54–06:39 on the 27th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 0 of 106 minutes on the 26th and 106 of 106 on the 27th.
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 29626 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 2019: Sunday 27 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 2019 falls on Sunday 27 October. Caturdaśī runs from 18:17 on Sat 26 Oct to 14:53 on Sun 27 Oct and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 27 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 27 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 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/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 26th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:17 → 23:53 | 05:23 | 104 min | 05:24 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Chicago | 05:17 → 01:53 | 05:29 | 107 min | 05:30 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Jersey City | 06:17 → 02:53 | 05:33 | 63 min | 05:34 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 06:17 → 02:53 | 04:19 | 0 min | 04:19 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| London | 11:17 → 06:53 | 05:52 | 0 min | 04:53 | 112 min | 27 Oct |
| Durban | 12:17 → 08:53 | 03:40 | 0 min | 03:39 | 87 min | 27 Oct |
| Dubai | 14:17 → 10:53 | 04:41 | 0 min | 04:42 | 101 min | 27 Oct |
| Delhi | 15:47 → 12:23 | 04:47 | 0 min | 04:47 | 102 min | 27 Oct |
| Kolkata | 15:47 → 12:23 | 03:57 | 0 min | 03:58 | 101 min | 27 Oct |
| Singapore | 18:17 → 14:53 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:11 | 95 min | 27 Oct |
| Sydney | 21:17 → 17:53 | 04:36 | 0 min | 04:35 | 86 min | 27 Oct |
| Suva | 22:17 → 18:53 | 04:00 | 0 min | 04:00 | 91 min | 27 Oct |