Night of Saturday 17 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:40 00:28 niśītha ends
22:5223:1623:4000:0400:2800:5201:16
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 2009
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 513 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 17 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 18 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 15:07 on Sat 17 Oct to 13:33 on Sun 18 Oct.
2009-10-17T07:06:53Z → 2009-10-18T05:33:05Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:40–00:28 on the 17th, 23:40–00:28 on the 18th.
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 17th and 0 of 48 on the 18th.
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 30773 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Baoding, 2009: Saturday 17 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Kālī Pūjā 2009 falls on Saturday 17 October. Amāvasyā runs from 15:07 on Sat 17 Oct to 13:33 on Sun 18 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 17 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 17 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 17 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 17th | Covered | Niśītha 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:07 → 22:33 | 00:14 | 0 min | 00:14 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Chicago | 02:07 → 00:33 | 00:12 | 21 min | 00:12 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Jersey City | 03:07 → 01:33 | 00:18 | 48 min | 00:18 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 03:07 → 01:33 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| London | 08:07 → 06:33 | 00:22 | 48 min | 00:22 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Durban | 09:07 → 07:33 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Dubai | 11:07 → 09:33 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Delhi | 12:37 → 11:03 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Kolkata | 12:37 → 11:03 | 22:58 | 48 min | 22:58 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Singapore | 15:07 → 13:33 | 00:26 | 48 min | 00:26 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Sydney | 18:07 → 16:33 | 00:16 | 48 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Suva | 19:07 → 17:33 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 17 Oct |