Dawn of Friday 19 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
04:48 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:32
04:2404:4805:1205:3606:0006:2406:48
104 of 104 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 2074
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 221 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Friday 19 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
104 of 104 minutes covered
Dawn of Saturday 20 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 104 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 01:07 on Fri 19 Oct to 22:23 on Fri 19 Oct.
2074-10-18T17:07:26Z → 2074-10-19T14:23:20Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:48–06:32 on the 19th, 04:49–06:33 on the 20th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 104 of 104 minutes on the 19th and 0 of 104 on the 20th.
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 13258 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 2074: Friday 19 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 2074 falls on Friday 19 October. Caturdaśī runs from 01:07 on Fri 19 Oct to 22:23 on Fri 19 Oct and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 19 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 19 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 19 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 18th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:07 → 07:23 | 05:19 | 0 min | 05:20 | 102 min | 19 Oct |
| Chicago | 12:07 → 09:23 | 05:23 | 0 min | 05:24 | 105 min | 19 Oct |
| Jersey City | 13:07 → 10:23 | 05:28 | 0 min | 05:29 | 104 min | 19 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 13:07 → 10:23 | 04:18 | 0 min | 04:19 | 97 min | 19 Oct |
| London | 18:07 → 15:23 | 05:43 | 0 min | 05:44 | 108 min | 19 Oct |
| Durban | 19:07 → 16:23 | 03:46 | 0 min | 03:45 | 89 min | 19 Oct |
| Dubai | 21:07 → 18:23 | 04:39 | 0 min | 04:39 | 100 min | 19 Oct |
| Delhi | 22:37 → 19:53 | 04:44 | 0 min | 04:44 | 101 min | 19 Oct |
| Kolkata | 22:37 → 19:53 | 03:55 | 0 min | 03:56 | 100 min | 19 Oct |
| Singapore | 01:07 → 22:23 | 05:12 | 0 min | 05:12 | 95 min | 19 Oct |
| Sydney | 04:07 → 01:23 | 04:43 | 0 min | 04:42 | 88 min | 19 Oct |
| Suva | 05:07 → 02:23 | 04:04 | 0 min | 04:03 | 28 min | 19 Oct |