Night of Tuesday 8 November
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:38 00:26 niśītha ends
22:5023:1423:3800:0200:2600:5001:14
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 1988
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 79 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 8 November
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Wednesday 9 November
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 21:15 on Tue 8 Nov to 22:20 on Wed 9 Nov.
1988-11-08T13:14:58Z → 1988-11-09T14:19:44Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:38–00:26 on the 8th, 23:38–00:26 on the 9th.
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 8th and 0 of 48 on the 9th.
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 4715 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Baoding, 1988: Tuesday 8 November.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Kālī Pūjā 1988 falls on Tuesday 8 November. Amāvasyā runs from 21:15 on Tue 8 Nov to 22:20 on Wed 9 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 8 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 8 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 8 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 8th | Covered | Niśītha 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:15 → 06:20 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Chicago | 07:15 → 08:20 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Jersey City | 08:15 → 09:20 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 09:15 → 10:20 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| London | 13:15 → 14:20 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Durban | 15:15 → 16:20 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Dubai | 17:15 → 18:20 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Delhi | 18:45 → 19:50 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Kolkata | 18:45 → 19:50 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Singapore | 21:15 → 22:20 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Sydney | 00:15 → 01:20 | 00:15 | 48 min | 00:15 | 48 min | 9 Nov |
| Suva | 01:15 → 02:20 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 9 Nov |