Dawn of Sunday 18 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
04:48 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:31
04:2404:4805:1205:3606:0006:2406:48
0 of 103 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 2093
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 580 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Sunday 18 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 103 minutes covered
Dawn of Monday 19 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
104 of 104 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 16:15 on Sun 18 Oct to 16:13 on Mon 19 Oct.
2093-10-18T08:15:22Z → 2093-10-19T08:12:33Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:48–06:31 on the 18th, 04:49–06:32 on the 19th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 0 of 103 minutes on the 18th and 104 of 104 on the 19th.
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 34805 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Baoding, 2093: Monday 19 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 2093 falls on Monday 19 October. Caturdaśī runs from 16:15 on Sun 18 Oct to 16:13 on Mon 19 Oct and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 19 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 19 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 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 | 01:15 → 01:13 | 05:20 | 102 min | 05:20 | 0 min | 18 Oct |
| Chicago | 03:15 → 03:13 | 05:24 | 104 min | 05:24 | 0 min | 18 Oct |
| Jersey City | 04:15 → 04:13 | 05:28 | 104 min | 05:29 | 0 min | 18 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 04:15 → 04:13 | 04:19 | 97 min | 04:19 | 0 min | 18 Oct |
| London | 09:15 → 09:13 | 05:43 | 0 min | 05:45 | 109 min | 19 Oct |
| Durban | 10:15 → 10:13 | 03:46 | 0 min | 03:45 | 89 min | 19 Oct |
| Dubai | 12:15 → 12:13 | 04:39 | 0 min | 04:40 | 100 min | 19 Oct |
| Delhi | 13:45 → 13:43 | 04:44 | 0 min | 04:44 | 101 min | 19 Oct |
| Kolkata | 13:45 → 13:43 | 03:56 | 0 min | 03:56 | 100 min | 19 Oct |
| Singapore | 16:15 → 16:13 | 05:12 | 0 min | 05:12 | 95 min | 19 Oct |
| Sydney | 19:15 → 19:13 | 04:42 | 0 min | 04:41 | 88 min | 19 Oct |
| Suva | 20:15 → 20:13 | 04:04 | 0 min | 04:03 | 92 min | 19 Oct |