Night of Friday 24 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:39 00:27 niśītha ends
Amāvasyā begins 00:13:40
22:5123:1523:3900:0300:2700:5101:15
13 of 48 minutes covered, the last 13
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 2003
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 13 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 24 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
13 of 48 minutes covered, the last 13
Night of Saturday 25 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 00:14 on Sat 25 Oct to 20:50 on Sat 25 Oct.
2003-10-24T16:13:41Z → 2003-10-25T12:50:18Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:39–00:27 on the 24th, 23:39–00:27 on the 25th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Amāvasyā must be present during niśītha. It covers 13 of 48 minutes on the 24th and 0 of 48 on the 25th.
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 781 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Baoding, 2003: Friday 24 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Kālī Pūjā 2003 falls on Friday 24 October. Amāvasyā runs from 00:14 on Sat 25 Oct to 20:50 on Sat 25 Oct and covers 13 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 24 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 24 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 24 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 24th | Covered | Niśītha 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:14 → 05:50 | 00:13 | 48 min | 00:13 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Chicago | 11:14 → 07:50 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Jersey City | 12:14 → 08:50 | 00:17 | 48 min | 00:17 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 12:14 → 08:50 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| London | 17:14 → 13:50 | 00:21 | 48 min | 00:21 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Durban | 18:14 → 14:50 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Dubai | 20:14 → 16:50 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Delhi | 21:44 → 18:20 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Kolkata | 21:44 → 18:20 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Singapore | 00:14 → 20:50 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:14 → 22:50 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Suva | 04:14 → 00:50 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 25 Oct |