Night of Thursday 11 November
Taken. Amāvasyā reaches neither night; this is the day it falls on.
niśītha begins 23:01 23:49 niśītha ends
22:1322:3723:0123:2523:4900:1300:37
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 2004
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 Thursday 11 November
Taken. Amāvasyā reaches neither night; this is the day it falls on.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 12 November
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 01:01 on Fri 12 Nov to 22:27 on Fri 12 Nov.
2004-11-11T17:00:50Z → 2004-11-12T14:27:11Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:01–23:49 on the 11th, 23:01–23:49 on the 12th.
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 11th and 0 of 48 on the 12th.
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 2007 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Daqing, 2004: Thursday 11 November.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Daqing, Kālī Pūjā 2004 falls on Thursday 11 November. Amāvasyā runs from 01:01 on Fri 12 Nov to 22:27 on Fri 12 Nov, and reaches niśītha on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 11 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 11 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 11 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 11th | Covered | Niśītha 12th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 09:01 → 06:27 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Chicago | 11:01 → 08:27 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Jersey City | 12:01 → 09:27 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 13:01 → 10:27 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| London | 17:01 → 14:27 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Durban | 19:01 → 16:27 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Dubai | 21:01 → 18:27 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Delhi | 22:31 → 19:57 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Kolkata | 22:31 → 19:57 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Singapore | 01:01 → 22:27 | 00:25 | 12 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 11 Nov |
| Sydney | 04:01 → 01:27 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:15 | 48 min | 12 Nov |
| Suva | 05:01 → 02:27 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 12 Nov |