Night of Friday 11 November
Taken. Amāvasyā reaches neither night; this is the day it falls on.
niśītha begins 23:38 00:26 niśītha ends
Amāvasyā begins 01:07:58
22:5023:1423:3800:0200:2600:5001:14
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 1966
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Amāvasyā reaches niśītha on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 11 November
Taken. Amāvasyā reaches neither night; this is the day it falls on.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 12 November
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 01:08 on Sat 12 Nov to 22:26 on Sat 12 Nov.
1966-11-11T17:07:58Z → 1966-11-12T14:26:19Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:38–00:26 on the 11th, 23:39–00:27 on the 12th.
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 11th and 0 of 48 on the 12th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Neither night qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: unstated → tithi-day · margin 2489 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Baoding, 1966: Friday 11 November.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Baoding, Kālī Pūjā 1966 falls on Friday 11 November. Amāvasyā runs from 01:08 on Sat 12 Nov to 22:26 on Sat 12 Nov, and reaches niśītha on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 11 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 11 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 11 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 11th | Covered | Niśītha 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:08 → 06:26 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Chicago | 11:08 → 08:26 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Jersey City | 12:08 → 09:26 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 13:08 → 10:26 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| London | 17:08 → 14:26 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Durban | 19:08 → 16:26 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Dubai | 21:08 → 18:26 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Delhi | 22:38 → 19:56 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Kolkata | 22:38 → 19:56 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Singapore | 00:38 → 21:56 | 23:55 | 5 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Sydney | 03:08 → 00:26 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:15 | 48 min | 12 Nov |
| Suva | 05:08 → 02:26 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 12 Nov |