Dawn of Thursday 28 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
04:54 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:41
04:3004:5405:1805:4206:0606:3006:54
106 of 106 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 2027
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 214 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Thursday 28 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
106 of 106 minutes covered
Dawn of Friday 29 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 106 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 01:20 on Thu 28 Oct to 23:19 on Thu 28 Oct.
2027-10-27T17:20:21Z → 2027-10-28T15:18:36Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:54–06:41 on the 28th, 04:55–06:42 on the 29th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 106 of 106 minutes on the 28th and 0 of 106 on the 29th.
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 12840 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 2027: Thursday 28 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 2027 falls on Thursday 28 October. Caturdaśī runs from 01:20 on Thu 28 Oct to 23:19 on Thu 28 Oct and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 28 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 28 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 28 Oct |
| 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 27th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:20 → 08:19 | 05:24 | 0 min | 05:25 | 105 min | 28 Oct |
| Chicago | 12:20 → 10:19 | 05:30 | 0 min | 05:31 | 108 min | 28 Oct |
| Jersey City | 13:20 → 11:19 | 05:34 | 0 min | 05:35 | 107 min | 28 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 13:20 → 11:19 | 04:19 | 0 min | 04:19 | 98 min | 28 Oct |
| London | 18:20 → 16:19 | 05:53 | 0 min | 05:54 | 113 min | 28 Oct |
| Durban | 19:20 → 17:19 | 03:39 | 0 min | 03:39 | 87 min | 28 Oct |
| Dubai | 21:20 → 19:19 | 04:42 | 0 min | 04:42 | 102 min | 28 Oct |
| Delhi | 22:50 → 20:49 | 04:47 | 0 min | 04:47 | 103 min | 28 Oct |
| Kolkata | 22:50 → 20:49 | 03:58 | 0 min | 03:58 | 101 min | 28 Oct |
| Singapore | 01:20 → 23:19 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:11 | 95 min | 28 Oct |
| Sydney | 04:20 → 02:19 | 04:35 | 0 min | 04:34 | 86 min | 28 Oct |
| Suva | 05:20 → 03:19 | 04:00 | 0 min | 03:59 | 9 min | 28 Oct |