Dawn of Saturday 11 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
05:06 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:56
04:4205:0605:3005:5406:1806:4207:0607:30
0 of 110 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 2023
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 572 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Saturday 11 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 110 minutes covered
Dawn of Sunday 12 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
111 of 111 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 16:28 on Sat 11 Nov to 17:15 on Sun 12 Nov.
2023-11-11T08:28:16Z → 2023-11-12T09:15:22Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:06–06:56 on the 11th, 05:06–06:57 on the 12th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 0 of 110 minutes on the 11th and 111 of 111 on the 12th.
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 34348 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 2023: Sunday 12 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 2023 falls on Sunday 12 November. Caturdaśī runs from 16:28 on Sat 11 Nov to 17:15 on Sun 12 Nov and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 12 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 12 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 12 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 11th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:28 → 01:15 | 04:34 | 108 min | 04:35 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Chicago | 02:28 → 03:15 | 04:43 | 112 min | 04:44 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Jersey City | 03:28 → 04:15 | 04:47 | 111 min | 04:48 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 04:28 → 05:15 | 04:22 | 92 min | 04:22 | 54 min | 11 Nov |
| London | 08:28 → 09:15 | 05:12 | 0 min | 05:14 | 119 min | 12 Nov |
| Durban | 10:28 → 11:15 | 03:31 | 0 min | 03:30 | 84 min | 12 Nov |
| Dubai | 12:28 → 13:15 | 04:49 | 0 min | 04:49 | 104 min | 12 Nov |
| Delhi | 13:58 → 14:45 | 04:55 | 0 min | 04:56 | 106 min | 12 Nov |
| Kolkata | 13:58 → 14:45 | 04:04 | 0 min | 04:04 | 103 min | 12 Nov |
| Singapore | 16:28 → 17:15 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:11 | 96 min | 12 Nov |
| Sydney | 19:28 → 20:15 | 04:25 | 0 min | 04:24 | 82 min | 12 Nov |
| Suva | 20:28 → 21:15 | 03:55 | 0 min | 03:54 | 89 min | 12 Nov |