Moonrise of Tuesday 3 November
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
18:58 moonrise
17:4618:1018:3418:5819:2219:4620:10
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 2020
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 657 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Tuesday 3 November
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Wednesday 4 November
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 05:55 on Wed 4 Nov to 07:45 on Thu 5 Nov.
2020-11-03T21:54:54Z → 2020-11-04T23:44:58Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 18:58 on the 3rd and 19:38 on the 4th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 3rd and is on the 4th.
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 39431 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 2020: Wednesday 4 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 2020 falls on Wednesday 4 November. Caturthī runs from 05:55 on Wed 4 Nov to 07:45 on Thu 5 Nov and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 4 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 4 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 4 Nov |
| 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 3rd | Covered | Moonrise 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:55 → 15:45 | 19:12 | holds | 19:58 | no | 3 Nov |
| Chicago | 15:55 → 17:45 | 18:43 | holds | 19:26 | no | 3 Nov |
| Jersey City | 16:55 → 18:45 | 18:51 | holds | 19:34 | no | 3 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 17:55 → 19:45 | 20:07 | holds | 20:56 | no | 3 Nov |
| London | 21:55 → 23:45 | 18:05 | no | 18:42 | holds | 4 Nov |
| Durban | 23:55 → 01:45 | 21:00 | no | 21:56 | holds | 4 Nov |
| Dubai | 01:55 → 03:45 | 19:38 | no | 20:23 | holds | 4 Nov |
| Delhi | 03:25 → 05:15 | 19:30 | no | 20:14 | holds | 4 Nov |
| Kolkata | 03:25 → 05:15 | 18:57 | no | 19:42 | holds | 4 Nov |
| Singapore | 05:55 → 07:45 | 21:00 | no | 21:49 | holds | 4 Nov |
| Sydney | 08:55 → 10:45 | 21:50 | no | 22:47 | holds | 4 Nov |
| Suva | 09:55 → 11:45 | 20:24 | no | 21:17 | holds | 4 Nov |