Dawn of Sunday 8 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
03:55 aruṇodaya beginssunrise 05:24
03:3103:5504:1904:4305:0705:3105:55
89 of 89 minutes covered
Ruling · Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) · 2026
Determinatein Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 597 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise.
Dawn of Sunday 8 November
Taken. The only dawn Caturdaśī reaches.
89 of 89 minutes covered
Dawn of Monday 9 November
Caturdaśī is absent from aruṇodaya. Not taken.
0 of 89 minutes covered
Aṅga
Caturdaśī runs from 17:18 on Sat 7 Nov to 17:58 on Sun 8 Nov.
2026-11-07T05:18:24Z → 2026-11-08T05:58:23Z
Kāla
Aruṇodaya is 2 muhūrtas before sunrise: 03:55–05:24 on the 8th, 03:55–05:24 on the 9th.
arunodaya: prev-night-muhurta-14-15 · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Caturdaśī must be present during aruṇodaya. It covers 89 of 89 minutes on the 8th and 0 of 89 on the 9th.
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 35793 s
Ruling
Naraka Caturdaśī, Suva, 2026: Sunday 8 November.
confidence: determinate
In Suva, Naraka Caturdaśī (Choti Diwali) 2026 falls on Sunday 8 November. Caturdaśī runs from 17:18 on Sat 7 Nov to 17:58 on Sun 8 Nov and covers all of aruṇodaya that dawn.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 8 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 8 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 8 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Suva. | ||
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 7th | Covered | Aruṇodaya 8th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:18 → 21:58 | 04:31 | 107 min | 04:32 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Chicago | 23:18 → 23:58 | 04:40 | 111 min | 04:41 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Jersey City | 00:18 → 00:58 | 04:44 | 110 min | 04:45 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 01:18 → 01:58 | 04:21 | 98 min | 04:21 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| London | 05:18 → 05:58 | 05:07 | 106 min | 05:09 | 50 min | 7 Nov |
| Durban | 07:18 → 07:58 | 03:32 | 0 min | 03:32 | 85 min | 8 Nov |
| Dubai | 09:18 → 09:58 | 04:47 | 0 min | 04:47 | 104 min | 8 Nov |
| Delhi | 10:48 → 11:28 | 04:53 | 0 min | 04:53 | 105 min | 8 Nov |
| Kolkata | 10:48 → 11:28 | 04:02 | 0 min | 04:02 | 103 min | 8 Nov |
| Singapore | 13:18 → 13:58 | 05:11 | 0 min | 05:11 | 96 min | 8 Nov |
| Sydney | 16:18 → 16:58 | 04:27 | 0 min | 04:26 | 83 min | 8 Nov |
| Suva | 17:18 → 17:58 | 03:55 | 0 min | 03:55 | 89 min | 8 Nov |