Moonrise of Monday 18 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Ruling · Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) · 2027
Determinatein Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 119 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. The moonrise is read as disc centre, 31′.
Moonrise of Monday 18 October
Taken. The only moonrise Caturthī holds at.
Holds at moonrise
Moonrise of Tuesday 19 October
Caturthī does not hold at moonrise. Not taken.
Absent at moonrise
Aṅga
Caturthī runs from 17:52 on Mon 18 Oct to 16:43 on Tue 19 Oct.
2027-10-18T12:22:04Z → 2027-10-19T11:12:42Z
Kāla
Moonrise is at 19:51 on the 18th and 20:46 on the 19th.
moonrise: disc centre, 31′
Rule
Caturthī must be current at moonrise. It is on the 18th and is not on the 19th.
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 7143 s
Ruling
Karaka Caturthī, Ujjain, 2027: Monday 18 October.
confidence: determinate
In Ujjain, Karaka Caturthī (Karwa Chauth) 2027 falls on Monday 18 October. Caturthī runs from 17:52 on Mon 18 Oct to 16:43 on Tue 19 Oct and is current at moonrise that day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 18 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 18 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 18 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Ujjain. | ||
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 18th | Covered | Moonrise 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:22 → 04:13 | 20:16 | holds | 21:13 | no | 18 Oct |
| Chicago | 07:22 → 06:13 | 19:43 | holds | 20:37 | no | 18 Oct |
| Jersey City | 08:22 → 07:13 | 19:51 | holds | 20:45 | no | 18 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 08:22 → 07:13 | 20:18 | holds | 21:17 | no | 18 Oct |
| London | 13:22 → 12:13 | 18:54 | holds | 19:42 | no | 18 Oct |
| Durban | 14:22 → 13:13 | 21:22 | holds | 22:24 | no | 18 Oct |
| Dubai | 16:22 → 15:13 | 19:41 | holds | 20:36 | no | 18 Oct |
| Delhi | 17:52 → 16:43 | 19:32 | holds | 20:26 | no | 18 Oct |
| Kolkata | 17:52 → 16:43 | 19:00 | holds | 19:55 | no | 18 Oct |
| Singapore | 20:22 → 19:13 | 21:10 | holds | 22:08 | no | 18 Oct |
| Sydney | 23:22 → 22:13 | 22:11 | no | 23:15 | no | 18 Oct |
| Suva | 00:22 → 23:13 | 20:38 | no | 21:39 | holds | 19 Oct |