Night of Tuesday 6 November
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:00 23:48 niśītha ends
22:1222:3623:0023:2423:4800:1200:36
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 2018
Determinatein Daqing, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 14 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 6 November
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Wednesday 7 November
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 00:57 on Wed 7 Nov to 00:02 on Thu 8 Nov.
2018-11-06T16:57:18Z → 2018-11-07T16:02:02Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:00–23:48 on the 6th, 23:00–23:48 on the 7th.
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 6th and 48 of 48 on the 7th.
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 837 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Daqing, 2018: Wednesday 7 November.
confidence: determinate
In Daqing, Kālī Pūjā 2018 falls on Wednesday 7 November. Amāvasyā runs from 00:57 on Wed 7 Nov to 00:02 on Thu 8 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 7 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 7 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 7 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 6th | Covered | Niśītha 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:57 → 08:02 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Chicago | 10:57 → 10:02 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Jersey City | 11:57 → 11:02 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 12:57 → 12:02 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| London | 16:57 → 16:02 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Durban | 18:57 → 18:02 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Dubai | 20:57 → 20:02 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Delhi | 22:27 → 21:32 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Kolkata | 22:27 → 21:32 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Singapore | 00:57 → 00:02 | 00:24 | 15 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Sydney | 03:57 → 03:02 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:15 | 48 min | 7 Nov |
| Suva | 05:57 → 05:02 | 00:26 | 0 min | 00:26 | 48 min | 7 Nov |