Dawn of Saturday 17 January
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
05:41 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 07:35
05:1705:4106:0506:2906:5307:1707:4108:05
114 of 114 minutes covered
Ruling · Yama Tarpaṇa · 2026
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 186 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Saturday 17 January
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
114 of 114 minutes covered
Dawn of Sunday 18 January
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 114 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 00:52 on Sat 17 Jan to 02:34 on Sun 18 Jan.
2026-01-16T16:52:12Z → 2026-01-17T18:34:27Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:41–07:35 on the 17th, 05:41–07:34 on the 18th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 114 of 114 minutes on the 17th and 0 of 114 on the 18th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105
Tie-break
Only one dawn qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 11175 s
Ruling
Yama Tarpaṇa, Baoding, 2026: Saturday 17 January.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Yama Tarpaṇa 2026 falls on Saturday 17 January. Caturdaśī runs from 00:52 on Sat 17 Jan to 02:34 on Sun 18 Jan and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 17 Jan |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 17 Jan |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 17 Jan |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/yama-tarpana · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 14 Yama tarpana (covering a period of 4 ghatikas before sunrise)” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 105.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Caturdaśī | Aruṇodaya 16th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:52 → 10:34 | 05:07 | 0 min | 05:07 | 111 min | 17 Jan |
| Chicago | 10:52 → 12:34 | 05:19 | 0 min | 05:19 | 116 min | 17 Jan |
| Jersey City | 11:52 → 13:34 | 05:23 | 0 min | 05:23 | 115 min | 17 Jan |
| Port of Spain | 12:52 → 14:34 | 04:49 | 0 min | 04:50 | 99 min | 17 Jan |
| London | 16:52 → 18:34 | 05:54 | 0 min | 05:53 | 125 min | 17 Jan |
| Durban | 18:52 → 20:34 | 03:49 | 0 min | 03:50 | 82 min | 17 Jan |
| Dubai | 20:52 → 22:34 | 05:20 | 0 min | 05:20 | 106 min | 17 Jan |
| Delhi | 22:22 → 00:04 | 05:27 | 0 min | 05:27 | 108 min | 17 Jan |
| Kolkata | 22:22 → 00:04 | 04:34 | 0 min | 04:34 | 105 min | 17 Jan |
| Singapore | 00:52 → 02:34 | 05:37 | 0 min | 05:37 | 96 min | 17 Jan |
| Sydney | 03:52 → 05:34 | 04:42 | 0 min | 04:43 | 79 min | 17 Jan |
| Suva | 04:52 → 06:34 | 04:16 | 0 min | 04:17 | 52 min | 18 Jan |