Night of Tuesday 10 November
Qualifies with 33 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:38 00:26 niśītha ends
Amāvasyā begins 23:53:20
22:5023:1423:3800:0200:2600:5001:14
33 of 48 minutes covered, the last 33
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 2015
Boundaryin Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both nights qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 10 November
Qualifies with 33 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
33 of 48 minutes covered, the last 33
Night of Wednesday 11 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 23:53 on Tue 10 Nov to 01:47 on Thu 12 Nov.
2015-11-10T15:53:21Z → 2015-11-11T17:47:08Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:38–00:26 on the 10th, 23:38–00:26 on the 11th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Amāvasyā must be present during niśītha. It covers 33 of 48 minutes on the 10th and 48 of 48 on the 11th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both nights qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 900 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Baoding, 2015: Wednesday 11 November.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Baoding, Kālī Pūjā 2015 falls on Wednesday 11 November. Amāvasyā runs from 23:53 on Tue 10 Nov to 01:47 on Thu 12 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 33 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 11 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 11 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 11 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 10th | Covered | Niśītha 11th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 07:53 → 09:47 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 10 Nov |
| Chicago | 09:53 → 11:47 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 10 Nov |
| Jersey City | 10:53 → 12:47 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 10 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 11:53 → 13:47 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 10 Nov |
| London | 15:53 → 17:47 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 10 Nov |
| Durban | 17:53 → 19:47 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 10 Nov |
| Dubai | 19:53 → 21:47 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 10 Nov |
| Delhi | 21:23 → 23:17 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 10 Nov |
| Kolkata | 21:23 → 23:17 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 20 min | 10 Nov |
| Singapore | 23:53 → 01:47 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:25 | 48 min | 10 Nov |
| Sydney | 02:53 → 04:47 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:15 | 48 min | 11 Nov |
| Suva | 04:53 → 06:47 | 00:26 | 0 min | 00:26 | 48 min | 11 Nov |