Night of Saturday 1 November
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:00 23:48 niśītha ends
22:1222:3623:0023:2423:4800:1200:36
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā · 1986
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 378 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 1 November
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 2 November
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 16:43 on Sat 1 Nov to 14:02 on Sun 2 Nov.
1986-11-01T08:42:31Z → 1986-11-02T06:02:08Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:00–23:48 on the 1st, 23:00–23:48 on the 2nd.
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 1st and 0 of 48 on the 2nd.
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 22652 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Daqing, 1986: Saturday 1 November.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Kālī Pūjā 1986 falls on Saturday 1 November. Amāvasyā runs from 16:43 on Sat 1 Nov to 14:02 on Sun 2 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 1 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 1 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 1 Nov |
| 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 1st | Covered | Niśītha 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:43 → 22:02 | 23:13 | 0 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Chicago | 02:43 → 00:02 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Jersey City | 03:43 → 01:02 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 04:43 → 02:02 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| London | 08:43 → 06:02 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Durban | 10:43 → 08:02 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Dubai | 12:43 → 10:02 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Delhi | 14:13 → 11:32 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Kolkata | 14:13 → 11:32 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Singapore | 16:43 → 14:02 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Sydney | 19:43 → 17:02 | 00:15 | 48 min | 00:15 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Suva | 20:43 → 18:02 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 1 Nov |