Night of Tuesday 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) · 2028
Determinatein Baoding, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 544 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 17 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Wednesday 18 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 14:36 on Tue 17 Oct to 10:57 on Wed 18 Oct.
2028-10-17T06:35:32Z → 2028-10-18T02:56:49Z
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 32649 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Baoding, 2028: Tuesday 17 October.
confidence: determinate
In Baoding, Kālī Pūjā 2028 falls on Tuesday 17 October. Amāvasyā runs from 14:36 on Tue 17 Oct to 10:57 on Wed 18 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 17 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 17 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 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 | 23:36 → 19:57 | 00:14 | 0 min | 00:14 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Chicago | 01:36 → 21:57 | 00:12 | 0 min | 00:12 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Jersey City | 02:36 → 22:57 | 00:18 | 0 min | 00:18 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 02:36 → 22:57 | 23:27 | 0 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| London | 07:36 → 03:57 | 00:22 | 48 min | 00:22 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Durban | 08:36 → 04:57 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Dubai | 10:36 → 06:57 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Delhi | 12:06 → 08:27 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Kolkata | 12:06 → 08:27 | 22:58 | 48 min | 22:58 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Singapore | 14:36 → 10:57 | 00:26 | 48 min | 00:26 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Sydney | 17:36 → 13:57 | 00:16 | 48 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Suva | 18:36 → 14:57 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 17 Oct |