Night of Wednesday 2 November
Taken. Amāvasyā reaches neither night; this is the day it falls on.
niśītha begins 23:38 00:26 niśītha ends
Amāvasyā begins 01:13:36
22:5023:1423:3800:0200:2600:5001:14
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 1994
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Amāvasyā reaches niśītha on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 2 November
Taken. Amāvasyā reaches neither night; this is the day it falls on.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Thursday 3 November
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 01:14 on Thu 3 Nov to 21:35 on Thu 3 Nov.
1994-11-02T17:13:37Z → 1994-11-03T13:35:29Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:38–00:26 on the 2nd, 23:38–00:26 on the 3rd.
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 2nd and 0 of 48 on the 3rd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Neither night qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: unstated → tithi-day · margin 2854 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Baoding, 1994: Wednesday 2 November.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Baoding, Kālī Pūjā 1994 falls on Wednesday 2 November. Amāvasyā runs from 01:14 on Thu 3 Nov to 21:35 on Thu 3 Nov, and reaches niśītha on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 2 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 2 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 2 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 2nd | Covered | Niśītha 3rd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:14 → 05:35 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Chicago | 11:14 → 07:35 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Jersey City | 12:14 → 08:35 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 13:14 → 09:35 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| London | 17:14 → 13:35 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Durban | 19:14 → 15:35 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Dubai | 21:14 → 17:35 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Delhi | 22:44 → 19:05 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Kolkata | 22:44 → 19:05 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Singapore | 01:14 → 21:35 | 00:24 | 0 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Sydney | 04:14 → 00:35 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:15 | 21 min | 3 Nov |
| Suva | 05:14 → 01:35 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 3 Nov |