Dawn of Saturday 14 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
05:09 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:00
04:4505:0905:3305:5706:2106:4507:0907:33
111 of 111 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 2020
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 519 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Saturday 14 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
111 of 111 minutes covered
Dawn of Sunday 15 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 111 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 20:29 on Fri 13 Nov to 16:48 on Sat 14 Nov.
2020-11-13T12:29:27Z → 2020-11-14T08:48:13Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:09–07:00 on the 14th, 05:10–07:01 on the 15th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 111 of 111 minutes on the 14th and 0 of 111 on the 15th.
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 31154 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 2020: Saturday 14 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 2020 falls on Saturday 14 November. Caturdaśī runs from 20:29 on Fri 13 Nov to 16:48 on Sat 14 Nov and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 14 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 14 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 14 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 13th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:29 → 00:48 | 04:36 | 109 min | 04:37 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Chicago | 06:29 → 02:48 | 04:46 | 9 min | 04:47 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Jersey City | 07:29 → 03:48 | 04:49 | 0 min | 04:50 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 08:29 → 04:48 | 04:22 | 0 min | 04:23 | 26 min | 14 Nov |
| London | 12:29 → 08:48 | 05:16 | 0 min | 05:17 | 121 min | 14 Nov |
| Durban | 14:29 → 10:48 | 03:30 | 0 min | 03:29 | 83 min | 14 Nov |
| Dubai | 16:29 → 12:48 | 04:50 | 0 min | 04:51 | 104 min | 14 Nov |
| Delhi | 17:59 → 14:18 | 04:57 | 0 min | 04:57 | 106 min | 14 Nov |
| Kolkata | 17:59 → 14:18 | 04:05 | 0 min | 04:05 | 103 min | 14 Nov |
| Singapore | 20:29 → 16:48 | 05:12 | 0 min | 05:12 | 96 min | 14 Nov |
| Sydney | 23:29 → 19:48 | 04:24 | 0 min | 04:23 | 81 min | 14 Nov |
| Suva | 00:29 → 20:48 | 03:54 | 0 min | 03:54 | 89 min | 14 Nov |