Night of Monday 26 October
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) · 1981
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 114 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 26 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 27 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 02:20 on Tue 27 Oct to 04:13 on Wed 28 Oct.
1981-10-26T18:20:22Z → 1981-10-27T20:13:16Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:38–00:26 on the 26th, 23:38–00:26 on the 27th.
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 26th and 48 of 48 on the 27th.
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 6835 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Baoding, 1981: Tuesday 27 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Kālī Pūjā 1981 falls on Tuesday 27 October. Amāvasyā runs from 02:20 on Tue 27 Oct to 04:13 on Wed 28 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 27 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 27 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 27 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 26th | Covered | Niśītha 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:20 → 12:13 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Chicago | 12:20 → 14:13 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Jersey City | 13:20 → 15:13 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 14:20 → 16:13 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| London | 18:20 → 20:13 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Durban | 20:20 → 22:13 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Dubai | 22:20 → 00:13 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 34 min | 26 Oct |
| Delhi | 23:50 → 01:43 | 23:41 | 39 min | 23:41 | 48 min | 27 Oct |
| Kolkata | 23:50 → 01:43 | 22:57 | 0 min | 22:57 | 48 min | 27 Oct |
| Singapore | 01:50 → 03:43 | 23:55 | 0 min | 23:54 | 48 min | 27 Oct |
| Sydney | 05:20 → 07:13 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:15 | 48 min | 27 Oct |
| Suva | 06:20 → 08:13 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 27 Oct |