Night of Thursday 30 October
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 (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 1997
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 299 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 30 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 31 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 16:14 on Thu 30 Oct to 18:01 on Fri 31 Oct.
1997-10-30T08:14:18Z → 1997-10-31T10:01:03Z
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 48 of 48 minutes on the 30th and 0 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 17939 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Daqing, 1997: Thursday 30 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Kālī Pūjā 1997 falls on Thursday 30 October. Amāvasyā runs from 16:14 on Thu 30 Oct to 18:01 on Fri 31 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 30 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 30 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 30 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 30th | Covered | Niśītha 31st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:14 → 02:01 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Chicago | 02:14 → 04:01 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Jersey City | 03:14 → 05:01 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 04:14 → 06:01 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| London | 08:14 → 10:01 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Durban | 10:14 → 12:01 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Dubai | 12:14 → 14:01 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Delhi | 13:44 → 15:31 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Kolkata | 13:44 → 15:31 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Singapore | 16:14 → 18:01 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Sydney | 19:14 → 21:01 | 00:15 | 48 min | 00:15 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Suva | 20:14 → 22:01 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 30 Oct |