Night of Wednesday 21 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:39 00:27 niśītha ends
22:5123:1523:3900:0300:2700:5101:15
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 1987
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 61 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 21 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Thursday 22 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 01:35 on Thu 22 Oct to 01:28 on Fri 23 Oct.
1987-10-21T17:35:11Z → 1987-10-22T17:27:53Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:39–00:27 on the 21st, 23:39–00:27 on the 22nd.
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 21st and 48 of 48 on the 22nd.
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 3652 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Baoding, 1987: Thursday 22 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Kālī Pūjā 1987 falls on Thursday 22 October. Amāvasyā runs from 01:35 on Thu 22 Oct to 01:28 on Fri 23 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 22 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 22 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 22 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 21st | Covered | Niśītha 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:35 → 10:28 | 00:14 | 48 min | 00:14 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Chicago | 12:35 → 12:28 | 00:12 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Jersey City | 13:35 → 13:28 | 00:17 | 48 min | 00:17 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 13:35 → 13:28 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| London | 18:35 → 18:28 | 00:22 | 48 min | 00:22 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Durban | 19:35 → 19:28 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Dubai | 21:35 → 21:28 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Delhi | 23:05 → 22:58 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Kolkata | 23:05 → 22:58 | 22:57 | 40 min | 22:57 | 1 min | 21 Oct |
| Singapore | 01:35 → 01:28 | 00:25 | 0 min | 00:25 | 48 min | 22 Oct |
| Sydney | 03:35 → 03:28 | 23:16 | 0 min | 23:15 | 48 min | 22 Oct |
| Suva | 05:35 → 05:28 | 23:27 | 0 min | 23:27 | 48 min | 22 Oct |