Night of Friday 19 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:02 23:50 niśītha ends
22:1422:3823:0223:2623:5000:1400:38
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā · 1979
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 534 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 19 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 20 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 08:44 on Sat 20 Oct to 10:23 on Sun 21 Oct.
1979-10-20T00:43:49Z → 1979-10-21T02:23:02Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:02–23:50 on the 19th, 23:01–23:49 on the 20th.
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 19th and 48 of 48 on the 20th.
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 32059 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Daqing, 1979: Saturday 20 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Kālī Pūjā 1979 falls on Saturday 20 October. Amāvasyā runs from 08:44 on Sat 20 Oct to 10:23 on Sun 21 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 20 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 20 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 20 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 20th | Covered | Niśītha 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:44 → 19:23 | 00:14 | 0 min | 00:14 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Chicago | 19:44 → 21:23 | 00:12 | 0 min | 00:12 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Jersey City | 20:44 → 22:23 | 00:17 | 0 min | 00:17 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 20:44 → 22:23 | 23:27 | 0 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| London | 01:44 → 03:23 | 00:22 | 48 min | 00:22 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Durban | 02:44 → 04:23 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Dubai | 04:44 → 06:23 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:14 → 07:53 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:14 → 07:53 | 22:58 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Singapore | 08:14 → 09:53 | 23:55 | 48 min | 23:55 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Sydney | 10:44 → 12:23 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Suva | 12:44 → 14:23 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 20 Oct |