Night of Thursday 5 November
Qualifies with 20 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:38 00:26 niśītha ends
Amāvasyā begins 00:05:40
22:5023:1423:3800:0200:2600:5001:14
20 of 48 minutes covered, the last 20
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 1953
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both nights qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 5 November
Qualifies with 20 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
20 of 48 minutes covered, the last 20
Night of Friday 6 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 00:06 on Fri 6 Nov to 01:58 on Sat 7 Nov.
1953-11-05T16:05:40Z → 1953-11-06T17:57:42Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:38–00:26 on the 5th, 23:38–00:26 on the 6th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Amāvasyā must be present during niśītha. It covers 20 of 48 minutes on the 5th and 48 of 48 on the 6th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both nights qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 1226 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Baoding, 1953: Friday 6 November.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Baoding, Kālī Pūjā 1953 falls on Friday 6 November. Amāvasyā runs from 00:06 on Fri 6 Nov to 01:58 on Sat 7 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 20 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 6 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 6 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 6 Nov |
| 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 5th | Covered | Niśītha 6th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:06 → 09:58 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Chicago | 10:06 → 11:58 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Jersey City | 11:06 → 12:58 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 12:06 → 13:58 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| London | 16:06 → 17:58 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Durban | 18:06 → 19:58 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Dubai | 20:06 → 21:58 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Delhi | 21:36 → 23:28 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Kolkata | 21:36 → 23:28 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 31 min | 5 Nov |
| Singapore | 23:36 → 01:28 | 23:54 | 48 min | 23:54 | 48 min | 5 Nov |
| Sydney | 02:06 → 03:58 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:15 | 48 min | 6 Nov |
| Suva | 04:06 → 05:58 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 6 Nov |