Night of Monday 27 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 2008
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 375 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 27 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 28 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 06:03 on Tue 28 Oct to 07:14 on Wed 29 Oct.
2008-10-27T22:02:56Z → 2008-10-28T23:13:51Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:00–23:48 on the 27th, 23:00–23:48 on the 28th.
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 27th and 48 of 48 on the 28th.
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 22480 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Daqing, 2008: Tuesday 28 October.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Kālī Pūjā 2008 falls on Tuesday 28 October. Amāvasyā runs from 06:03 on Tue 28 Oct to 07:14 on Wed 29 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 28 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 28 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 28 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 27th | Covered | Niśītha 28th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:03 → 16:14 | 00:13 | 48 min | 00:13 | 0 min | 27 Oct |
| Chicago | 17:03 → 18:14 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 27 Oct |
| Jersey City | 18:03 → 19:14 | 00:16 | 48 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 27 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 18:03 → 19:14 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 27 Oct |
| London | 22:03 → 23:14 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 27 Oct |
| Durban | 00:03 → 01:14 | 23:15 | 1 min | 23:15 | 48 min | 28 Oct |
| Dubai | 02:03 → 03:14 | 23:39 | 0 min | 23:39 | 48 min | 28 Oct |
| Delhi | 03:33 → 04:44 | 23:41 | 0 min | 23:41 | 48 min | 28 Oct |
| Kolkata | 03:33 → 04:44 | 22:57 | 0 min | 22:56 | 48 min | 28 Oct |
| Singapore | 06:03 → 07:14 | 00:24 | 0 min | 00:24 | 48 min | 28 Oct |
| Sydney | 09:03 → 10:14 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:15 | 48 min | 28 Oct |
| Suva | 10:03 → 11:14 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 28 Oct |