Dawn of Thursday 26 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
04:24 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:13
04:0004:2404:4805:1205:3606:0006:24
109 of 109 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 2000
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 628 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Thursday 26 October
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
109 of 109 minutes covered
Dawn of Friday 27 October
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 109 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 17:56 on Wed 25 Oct to 16:45 on Thu 26 Oct.
2000-10-25T09:56:23Z → 2000-10-26T08:44:38Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:24–06:13 on the 26th, 04:25–06:15 on the 27th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 109 of 109 minutes on the 26th and 0 of 109 on the 27th.
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 37667 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Daqing, 2000: Thursday 26 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 2000 falls on Thursday 26 October. Caturdaśī runs from 17:56 on Wed 25 Oct to 16:45 on Thu 26 Oct and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 26 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 26 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 26 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 25th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 02:56 → 01:45 | 05:23 | 104 min | 05:24 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| Chicago | 04:56 → 03:45 | 05:29 | 107 min | 05:29 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| Jersey City | 05:56 → 04:45 | 05:33 | 83 min | 05:34 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 05:56 → 04:45 | 04:19 | 0 min | 04:19 | 26 min | 26 Oct |
| London | 10:56 → 09:45 | 05:51 | 0 min | 05:52 | 112 min | 26 Oct |
| Durban | 11:56 → 10:45 | 03:40 | 0 min | 03:40 | 87 min | 26 Oct |
| Dubai | 13:56 → 12:45 | 04:41 | 0 min | 04:42 | 101 min | 26 Oct |
| Delhi | 15:26 → 14:15 | 04:46 | 0 min | 04:47 | 102 min | 26 Oct |
| Kolkata | 15:26 → 14:15 | 03:57 | 0 min | 03:57 | 101 min | 26 Oct |
| Singapore | 17:56 → 16:45 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:11 | 95 min | 26 Oct |
| Sydney | 20:56 → 19:45 | 04:36 | 0 min | 04:35 | 86 min | 26 Oct |
| Suva | 21:56 → 20:45 | 04:00 | 0 min | 04:00 | 91 min | 26 Oct |