Dawn of Saturday 1 November
Taken. Both dawns qualify; the rule takes the first.
04:58 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:46
04:3404:5805:2205:4606:1006:3406:58
108 of 108 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 2070
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 19 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Saturday 1 November
Taken. Both dawns qualify; the rule takes the first.
108 of 108 minutes covered
Dawn of Sunday 2 November
Qualifies with 19 of 108 minutes. Not taken.
19 of 108 minutes covered, the first 19
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 04:16 on Sat 1 Nov to 05:18 on Sun 2 Nov.
2070-10-31T20:15:58Z → 2070-11-01T21:17:40Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:58–06:46 on the 1st, 04:59–06:47 on the 2nd.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 108 of 108 minutes on the 1st and 19 of 108 on the 2nd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both dawns qualify. Pūrvaviddhā: the first is taken.
priority: purvaviddha → purvaviddha · margin 1133 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 2070: Saturday 1 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 2070 falls on Saturday 1 November. Caturdaśī runs from 04:16 on Sat 1 Nov to 05:18 on Sun 2 Nov and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn. It also reaches the next dawn for 19 minutes; by the rule the first dawn is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 1 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 1 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 1 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 31st | Covered | Aruṇodaya 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:16 → 14:18 | 05:27 | 0 min | 05:28 | 106 min | 1 Nov |
| Chicago | 15:16 → 16:18 | 05:34 | 0 min | 05:35 | 109 min | 1 Nov |
| Jersey City | 16:16 → 17:18 | 05:38 | 0 min | 05:39 | 109 min | 1 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 16:16 → 17:18 | 04:19 | 0 min | 04:20 | 98 min | 1 Nov |
| London | 20:16 → 21:18 | 04:59 | 0 min | 05:00 | 115 min | 1 Nov |
| Durban | 22:16 → 23:18 | 03:36 | 0 min | 03:36 | 86 min | 1 Nov |
| Dubai | 00:16 → 01:18 | 04:44 | 0 min | 04:44 | 102 min | 1 Nov |
| Delhi | 01:46 → 02:48 | 04:49 | 0 min | 04:50 | 104 min | 1 Nov |
| Kolkata | 01:46 → 02:48 | 03:59 | 0 min | 04:00 | 102 min | 1 Nov |
| Singapore | 04:16 → 05:18 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:11 | 95 min | 1 Nov |
| Sydney | 07:16 → 08:18 | 04:32 | 0 min | 04:31 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Suva | 08:16 → 09:18 | 03:58 | 0 min | 03:57 | 0 min | 2 Nov |