Night of Monday 19 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:01 23:49 niśītha ends
22:1322:3723:0123:2523:4900:1300:37
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 1998
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 292 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 19 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 20 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 15:40 on Mon 19 Oct to 18:09 on Tue 20 Oct.
1998-10-19T07:39:59Z → 1998-10-20T10:09:23Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:01–23:49 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 48 of 48 minutes on the 19th and 0 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 17512 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Daqing, 1998: Monday 19 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Kālī Pūjā 1998 falls on Monday 19 October. Amāvasyā runs from 15:40 on Mon 19 Oct to 18:09 on Tue 20 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 19 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 19 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 19 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 19th | Covered | Niśītha 20th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:40 → 03:09 | 00:14 | 48 min | 00:14 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Chicago | 02:40 → 05:09 | 00:12 | 48 min | 00:12 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Jersey City | 03:40 → 06:09 | 00:18 | 48 min | 00:17 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 03:40 → 06:09 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| London | 08:40 → 11:09 | 00:22 | 48 min | 00:22 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Durban | 09:40 → 12:09 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Dubai | 11:40 → 14:09 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Delhi | 13:10 → 15:39 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Kolkata | 13:10 → 15:39 | 22:58 | 48 min | 22:58 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Singapore | 15:40 → 18:09 | 00:26 | 48 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Sydney | 17:40 → 20:09 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 19 Oct |
| Suva | 19:40 → 22:09 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 19 Oct |