Dawn of Wednesday 3 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
04:59 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:47
04:3504:5905:2305:4706:1106:3506:59
0 of 108 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 2021
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 105 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Wednesday 3 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 108 minutes covered
Dawn of Thursday 4 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
108 of 108 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 11:32 on Wed 3 Nov to 08:34 on Thu 4 Nov.
2021-11-03T03:32:28Z → 2021-11-04T00:33:42Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:59–06:47 on the 3rd, 05:00–06:49 on the 4th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 0 of 108 minutes on the 3rd and 108 of 108 on the 4th.
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 6306 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 2021: Thursday 4 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 2021 falls on Thursday 4 November. Caturdaśī runs from 11:32 on Wed 3 Nov to 08:34 on Thu 4 Nov and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 4 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 4 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 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/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 3rd | Covered | Aruṇodaya 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:32 → 17:34 | 05:29 | 106 min | 05:29 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Chicago | 22:32 → 19:34 | 05:36 | 110 min | 05:37 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Jersey City | 23:32 → 20:34 | 05:40 | 109 min | 05:41 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 23:32 → 20:34 | 04:20 | 98 min | 04:20 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| London | 03:32 → 00:34 | 05:03 | 116 min | 05:04 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Durban | 05:32 → 02:34 | 03:34 | 0 min | 03:34 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Dubai | 07:32 → 04:34 | 04:45 | 0 min | 04:45 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Delhi | 09:02 → 06:04 | 04:51 | 0 min | 04:51 | 72 min | 4 Nov |
| Kolkata | 09:02 → 06:04 | 04:00 | 0 min | 04:01 | 102 min | 4 Nov |
| Singapore | 11:32 → 08:34 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:11 | 96 min | 4 Nov |
| Sydney | 14:32 → 11:34 | 04:29 | 0 min | 04:29 | 84 min | 4 Nov |
| Suva | 15:32 → 12:34 | 03:57 | 0 min | 03:56 | 90 min | 4 Nov |