Night of Thursday 1 November
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:38 00:26 niśītha ends
22:5023:1423:3800:0200:2600:5001:14
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 1956
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 18 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 1 November
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 2 November
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 01:36 on Fri 2 Nov to 00:44 on Sat 3 Nov.
1956-11-01T17:35:31Z → 1956-11-02T16:43:38Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:38–00:26 on the 1st, 23:38–00:26 on the 2nd.
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 1st and 48 of 48 on the 2nd.
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 1053 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Baoding, 1956: Friday 2 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Kālī Pūjā 1956 falls on Friday 2 November. Amāvasyā runs from 01:36 on Fri 2 Nov to 00:44 on Sat 3 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 2 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 2 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 2 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 1st | Covered | Niśītha 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:36 → 08:44 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Chicago | 11:36 → 10:44 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Jersey City | 12:36 → 11:44 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 13:36 → 12:44 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| London | 17:36 → 16:44 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Durban | 19:36 → 18:44 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Dubai | 21:36 → 20:44 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Delhi | 23:06 → 22:14 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Kolkata | 23:06 → 22:14 | 22:56 | 39 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Singapore | 01:06 → 00:14 | 23:54 | 0 min | 23:54 | 19 min | 2 Nov |
| Sydney | 03:36 → 02:44 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:15 | 48 min | 2 Nov |
| Suva | 05:36 → 04:44 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 2 Nov |