Night of Friday 17 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:40 00:28 niśītha ends
22:5223:1623:4000:0400:2800:5201:16
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 1952
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 328 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 17 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 18 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 05:55 on Sat 18 Oct to 06:42 on Sun 19 Oct.
1952-10-17T21:55:24Z → 1952-10-18T22:42:15Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:40–00:28 on the 17th, 23:40–00:28 on the 18th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Amāvasyā must be present during niśītha. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 17th and 48 of 48 on the 18th.
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 19656 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Baoding, 1952: Saturday 18 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Kālī Pūjā 1952 falls on Saturday 18 October. Amāvasyā runs from 05:55 on Sat 18 Oct to 06:42 on Sun 19 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 18 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 18 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 18 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 17th | Covered | Niśītha 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:55 → 14:42 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Chicago | 15:55 → 16:42 | 23:12 | 48 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Jersey City | 16:55 → 17:42 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 17:55 → 18:42 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| London | 22:55 → 23:42 | 00:22 | 48 min | 00:22 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Durban | 23:55 → 00:42 | 23:17 | 10 min | 23:17 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Dubai | 01:55 → 02:42 | 23:40 | 0 min | 23:40 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Delhi | 03:25 → 04:12 | 23:43 | 0 min | 23:42 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Kolkata | 03:25 → 04:12 | 22:58 | 0 min | 22:58 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Singapore | 05:25 → 06:12 | 23:56 | 0 min | 23:56 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Sydney | 07:55 → 08:42 | 23:16 | 0 min | 23:16 | 48 min | 18 Oct |
| Suva | 09:55 → 10:42 | 23:28 | 0 min | 23:27 | 48 min | 18 Oct |