Dawn of Thursday 3 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
05:00 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:48
04:3605:0005:2405:4806:1206:3607:00
108 of 108 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 2078
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 400 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Thursday 3 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
108 of 108 minutes covered
Dawn of Friday 4 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 108 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 19:55 on Wed 2 Nov to 22:20 on Thu 3 Nov.
2078-11-02T11:55:22Z → 2078-11-03T14:20:28Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 05:00–06:48 on the 3rd, 05:00–06:49 on the 4th.
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 3rd and 0 of 108 on the 4th.
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 24000 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 2078: Thursday 3 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 2078 falls on Thursday 3 November. Caturdaśī runs from 19:55 on Wed 2 Nov to 22:20 on Thu 3 Nov and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 3 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 3 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 3 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 2nd | Covered | Aruṇodaya 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 04:55 → 07:20 | 05:28 | 106 min | 05:29 | 106 min | 2 Nov |
| Chicago | 06:55 → 09:20 | 05:36 | 30 min | 05:37 | 110 min | 2 Nov |
| Jersey City | 07:55 → 10:20 | 05:40 | 0 min | 05:41 | 109 min | 3 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 07:55 → 10:20 | 04:20 | 0 min | 04:20 | 98 min | 3 Nov |
| London | 11:55 → 14:20 | 05:02 | 0 min | 05:03 | 116 min | 3 Nov |
| Durban | 13:55 → 16:20 | 03:35 | 0 min | 03:35 | 86 min | 3 Nov |
| Dubai | 15:55 → 18:20 | 04:45 | 0 min | 04:45 | 103 min | 3 Nov |
| Delhi | 17:25 → 19:50 | 04:50 | 0 min | 04:51 | 104 min | 3 Nov |
| Kolkata | 17:25 → 19:50 | 04:00 | 0 min | 04:01 | 102 min | 3 Nov |
| Singapore | 19:55 → 22:20 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:11 | 96 min | 3 Nov |
| Sydney | 22:55 → 01:20 | 04:30 | 0 min | 04:29 | 84 min | 3 Nov |
| Suva | 23:55 → 02:20 | 03:57 | 0 min | 03:57 | 90 min | 3 Nov |