Night of Saturday 28 October
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) · 1989
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 11 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 28 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 29 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 20:55 on Sat 28 Oct to 23:27 on Sun 29 Oct.
1989-10-28T12:55:28Z → 1989-10-29T15:27:04Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:38–00:26 on the 28th, 23:38–00:26 on the 29th.
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 28th and 0 of 48 on the 29th.
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 668 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Baoding, 1989: Saturday 28 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Kālī Pūjā 1989 falls on Saturday 28 October. Amāvasyā runs from 20:55 on Sat 28 Oct to 23:27 on Sun 29 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 28 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 28 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 28 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 28th | Covered | Niśītha 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 05:55 → 07:27 | 00:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Chicago | 07:55 → 09:27 | 00:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Jersey City | 08:55 → 10:27 | 00:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 08:55 → 11:27 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| London | 13:55 → 15:27 | 00:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Durban | 14:55 → 17:27 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Dubai | 16:55 → 19:27 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Delhi | 18:25 → 20:57 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Kolkata | 18:25 → 20:57 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Singapore | 20:55 → 23:27 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Sydney | 22:55 → 02:27 | 23:15 | 48 min | 00:15 | 48 min | 28 Oct |
| Suva | 00:55 → 03:27 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 29 Oct |