Moonrise of Wednesday 23 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
18:49 moonrise
17:3718:0118:2518:4919:1319:3720:01
Absent at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 2097
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 285 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Wednesday 23 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Moonrise of Thursday 24 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 02:52 on Thu 24 Oct to 00:20 on Fri 25 Oct.
2097-10-23T18:52:00Z → 2097-10-24T16:19:34Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 18:49 on the 23rd and 19:35 on the 24th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is not on the 23rd and is on the 24th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one moonrise qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: purvaviddha → only-day · margin 17074 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Baoding, 2097: Thursday 24 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 2097 falls on Thursday 24 October. Caturthī runs from 02:52 on Thu 24 Oct to 00:20 on Fri 25 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 24 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 24 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 24 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/karaka-chaturthi · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 4 Karaka caturthi (current at moon-rise, 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 | Caturthī | Moonrise 23rd | Covered | Moonrise 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 11:52 → 09:20 | 20:08 | holds | 21:03 | no | 23 Oct |
| Chicago | 13:52 → 11:20 | 19:35 | holds | 20:26 | no | 23 Oct |
| Jersey City | 14:52 → 12:20 | 19:44 | holds | 20:34 | no | 23 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 14:52 → 12:20 | 20:08 | holds | 21:08 | no | 23 Oct |
| London | 19:52 → 17:20 | 18:52 | no | 19:31 | no | 23 Oct |
| Durban | 20:52 → 18:20 | 21:07 | holds | 22:17 | no | 23 Oct |
| Dubai | 22:52 → 20:20 | 19:33 | no | 20:27 | no | 23 Oct |
| Delhi | 00:22 → 21:50 | 19:24 | no | 20:16 | holds | 24 Oct |
| Kolkata | 00:22 → 21:50 | 18:52 | no | 19:46 | holds | 24 Oct |
| Singapore | 02:52 → 00:20 | 20:58 | no | 21:59 | holds | 24 Oct |
| Sydney | 05:52 → 03:20 | 21:53 | no | 23:06 | holds | 24 Oct |
| Suva | 06:52 → 04:20 | 20:23 | no | 21:29 | holds | 24 Oct |