Dawn of Monday 12 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
04:42 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 06:38
04:1804:4205:0605:3005:5406:1806:4207:06
0 of 116 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 2012
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 184 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Monday 12 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 116 minutes covered
Dawn of Tuesday 13 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
116 of 116 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 13:04 on Mon 12 Nov to 09:44 on Tue 13 Nov.
2012-11-12T05:03:41Z → 2012-11-13T01:43:44Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 04:42–06:38 on the 12th, 04:44–06:39 on the 13th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 0 of 116 minutes on the 12th and 116 of 116 on the 13th.
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 11054 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Daqing, 2012: Tuesday 13 November.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 2012 falls on Tuesday 13 November. Caturdaśī runs from 13:04 on Mon 12 Nov to 09:44 on Tue 13 Nov and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 13 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 13 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 13 Nov |
| 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 12th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 13th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:04 → 17:44 | 04:35 | 108 min | 04:36 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Chicago | 23:04 → 19:44 | 04:45 | 113 min | 04:46 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Jersey City | 00:04 → 20:44 | 04:49 | 112 min | 04:49 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 01:04 → 21:44 | 04:22 | 99 min | 04:22 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| London | 05:04 → 01:44 | 05:15 | 120 min | 05:16 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Durban | 07:04 → 03:44 | 03:30 | 0 min | 03:30 | 14 min | 13 Nov |
| Dubai | 09:04 → 05:44 | 04:50 | 0 min | 04:50 | 54 min | 13 Nov |
| Delhi | 10:34 → 07:14 | 04:56 | 0 min | 04:57 | 106 min | 13 Nov |
| Kolkata | 10:34 → 07:14 | 04:04 | 0 min | 04:05 | 103 min | 13 Nov |
| Singapore | 13:04 → 09:44 | 05:12 | 0 min | 05:12 | 96 min | 13 Nov |
| Sydney | 16:04 → 12:44 | 04:24 | 0 min | 04:24 | 82 min | 13 Nov |
| Suva | 18:04 → 14:44 | 04:54 | 0 min | 04:54 | 89 min | 13 Nov |