Night of Saturday 22 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā · 1938
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 374 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 22 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 23 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 17:25 on Sat 22 Oct to 16:42 on Sun 23 Oct.
1938-10-22T09:25:23Z → 1938-10-23T08:42:10Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:39–00:27 on the 22nd, 23:39–00:27 on the 23rd.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Amāvasyā must be present during niśītha. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 22nd and 0 of 48 on the 23rd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one night qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: unstated → only-day · margin 22420 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Baoding, 1938: Saturday 22 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Kālī Pūjā 1938 falls on Saturday 22 October. Amāvasyā runs from 17:25 on Sat 22 Oct to 16:42 on Sun 23 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 22 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 22 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 22 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Baoding. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/kali-puja · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“K 30 Kali puja (nisithavyapini), Dipavali or Diwali (pradosa), Mahalaksmipuja (pradosa)” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Amāvasyā | Niśītha 22nd | Covered | Niśītha 23rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:25 → 00:42 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 22 Oct |
| Chicago | 03:25 → 02:42 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 22 Oct |
| Jersey City | 04:25 → 03:42 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 22 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 05:25 → 04:42 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 22 Oct |
| London | 09:25 → 08:42 | 23:22 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 22 Oct |
| Durban | 11:25 → 10:42 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 22 Oct |
| Dubai | 13:25 → 12:42 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 22 Oct |
| Delhi | 14:55 → 14:12 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 22 Oct |
| Kolkata | 14:55 → 14:12 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 22 Oct |
| Singapore | 16:45 → 16:02 | 23:45 | 48 min | 23:45 | 0 min | 22 Oct |
| Sydney | 19:25 → 18:42 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 22 Oct |
| Suva | 21:25 → 20:42 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 22 Oct |