Dawn of Friday 23 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
04:20 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:08
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0 of 107 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 1908
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 369 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Friday 23 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 107 minutes covered
Dawn of Saturday 24 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
108 of 108 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 12:17 on Fri 23 Oct to 13:45 on Sat 24 Oct.
1908-10-23T04:17:05Z → 1908-10-24T05:44:55Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:20–06:08 on the 23rd, 04:21–06:09 on the 24th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 0 of 107 minutes on the 23rd and 108 of 108 on the 24th.
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 22149 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Daqing, 1908: Saturday 24 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 1908 falls on Saturday 24 October. Caturdaśī runs from 12:17 on Fri 23 Oct to 13:45 on Sat 24 Oct and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 24 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 24 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 24 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
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 23rd | Covered | Aruṇodaya 24th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 20:17 → 21:45 | 04:22 | 103 min | 04:22 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Chicago | 22:17 → 23:45 | 04:26 | 106 min | 04:27 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Jersey City | 23:17 → 00:45 | 04:31 | 105 min | 04:32 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 00:17 → 01:45 | 04:19 | 97 min | 04:19 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| London | 04:17 → 05:45 | 04:48 | 110 min | 04:49 | 56 min | 23 Oct |
| Durban | 06:17 → 07:45 | 03:42 | 0 min | 03:42 | 88 min | 24 Oct |
| Dubai | 07:58 → 09:26 | 04:21 | 0 min | 04:22 | 101 min | 24 Oct |
| Delhi | 09:47 → 11:15 | 04:45 | 0 min | 04:46 | 102 min | 24 Oct |
| Kolkata | 09:47 → 11:15 | 03:56 | 0 min | 03:57 | 100 min | 24 Oct |
| Singapore | 11:17 → 12:45 | 04:12 | 0 min | 04:11 | 95 min | 24 Oct |
| Sydney | 14:17 → 15:45 | 03:39 | 0 min | 03:38 | 87 min | 24 Oct |
| Suva | 16:12 → 17:40 | 03:57 | 0 min | 03:56 | 91 min | 24 Oct |