Night of Friday 30 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:00 23:48 niśītha ends
22:1222:3623:0023:2423:4800:1200:36
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā · 1959
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 413 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 30 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 31 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 09:59 on Sat 31 Oct to 06:41 on Sun 1 Nov.
1959-10-31T01:58:49Z → 1959-10-31T22:41:01Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:00–23:48 on the 30th, 23:00–23:48 on the 31st.
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 30th and 48 of 48 on the 31st.
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 24774 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Daqing, 1959: Saturday 31 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Kālī Pūjā 1959 falls on Saturday 31 October. Amāvasyā runs from 09:59 on Sat 31 Oct to 06:41 on Sun 1 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 31 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 31 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 31 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Daqing. | ||
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 31st | Covered | Niśītha 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:59 → 14:41 | 23:13 | 0 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Chicago | 19:59 → 16:41 | 23:11 | 0 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Jersey City | 20:59 → 17:41 | 23:16 | 0 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 21:59 → 18:41 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| London | 01:59 → 22:41 | 23:21 | 0 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Durban | 03:59 → 00:41 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Dubai | 05:59 → 02:41 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Delhi | 07:29 → 04:11 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Kolkata | 07:29 → 04:11 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Singapore | 09:29 → 06:11 | 23:54 | 48 min | 23:54 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Sydney | 11:59 → 08:41 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Suva | 13:59 → 10:41 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 31 Oct |