Night of Friday 24 October
Taken. Amāvasyā reaches neither night; this is the day it falls on.
niśītha begins 23:01 23:49 niśītha ends
Amāvasyā begins 00:13:40
22:1322:3723:0123:2523:4900:1300:37
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 2003
Boundaryin Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Amāvasyā reaches niśītha on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 24 October
Taken. Amāvasyā reaches neither night; this is the day it falls on.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 25 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 00:14 on Sat 25 Oct to 20:50 on Sat 25 Oct.
2003-10-24T16:13:41Z → 2003-10-25T12:50:18Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:01–23:49 on the 24th, 23:01–23:49 on the 25th.
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 24th and 0 of 48 on the 25th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Neither night qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: unstated → tithi-day · margin 1500 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Daqing, 2003: Friday 24 October.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Daqing, Kālī Pūjā 2003 falls on Friday 24 October. Amāvasyā runs from 00:14 on Sat 25 Oct to 20:50 on Sat 25 Oct, and reaches niśītha on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 24 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 24 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 24 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 24th | Covered | Niśītha 25th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:14 → 05:50 | 00:13 | 48 min | 00:13 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Chicago | 11:14 → 07:50 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Jersey City | 12:14 → 08:50 | 00:17 | 48 min | 00:17 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 12:14 → 08:50 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| London | 17:14 → 13:50 | 00:21 | 48 min | 00:21 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Durban | 18:14 → 14:50 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Dubai | 20:14 → 16:50 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Delhi | 21:44 → 18:20 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Kolkata | 21:44 → 18:20 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Singapore | 00:14 → 20:50 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:14 → 22:50 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Suva | 04:14 → 00:50 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 25 Oct |