Night of Monday 18 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:40 00:28 niśītha ends
22:5223:1623:4000:0400:2800:5201:16
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 1971
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 461 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 18 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 19 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 13:29 on Mon 18 Oct to 15:59 on Tue 19 Oct.
1971-10-18T05:28:59Z → 1971-10-19T07:58:55Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:40–00:28 on the 18th, 23:40–00:28 on the 19th.
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 18th and 0 of 48 on the 19th.
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 27636 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Baoding, 1971: Monday 18 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Kālī Pūjā 1971 falls on Monday 18 October. Amāvasyā runs from 13:29 on Mon 18 Oct to 15:59 on Tue 19 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 18 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 18 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 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 18th | Covered | Niśītha 19th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 22:29 → 00:59 | 00:14 | 45 min | 00:14 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Chicago | 00:29 → 02:59 | 00:12 | 48 min | 00:12 | 0 min | 18 Oct |
| Jersey City | 01:29 → 03:59 | 00:18 | 48 min | 00:18 | 0 min | 18 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 01:29 → 03:59 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 18 Oct |
| London | 06:29 → 08:59 | 00:22 | 48 min | 00:22 | 0 min | 18 Oct |
| Durban | 07:29 → 09:59 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 18 Oct |
| Dubai | 09:29 → 11:59 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 18 Oct |
| Delhi | 10:59 → 13:29 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 18 Oct |
| Kolkata | 10:59 → 13:29 | 22:58 | 48 min | 22:58 | 0 min | 18 Oct |
| Singapore | 12:59 → 15:29 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 18 Oct |
| Sydney | 15:29 → 17:59 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 18 Oct |
| Suva | 17:29 → 19:59 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 18 Oct |