Night of Saturday 7 November
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:39 00:27 niśītha ends
22:5123:1523:3900:0300:2700:5101:15
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 2026
Determinatein Dubai, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 572 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 7 November
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 8 November
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 09:58 on Sun 8 Nov to 11:02 on Mon 9 Nov.
2026-11-08T05:58:23Z → 2026-11-09T07:02:07Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:39–00:27 on the 7th, 23:39–00:27 on the 8th.
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 7th and 48 of 48 on the 8th.
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 34306 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Dubai, 2026: Sunday 8 November.
confidence: determinate
In Dubai, Kālī Pūjā 2026 falls on Sunday 8 November. Amāvasyā runs from 09:58 on Sun 8 Nov to 11:02 on Mon 9 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 8 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 8 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 8 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Dubai. | ||
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 8th | Covered | Niśītha 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 21:58 → 23:02 | 23:13 | 0 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Chicago | 23:58 → 01:02 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Jersey City | 00:58 → 02:02 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 01:58 → 03:02 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| London | 05:58 → 07:02 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Durban | 07:58 → 09:02 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Dubai | 09:58 → 11:02 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Delhi | 11:28 → 12:32 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Kolkata | 11:28 → 12:32 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Singapore | 13:58 → 15:02 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Sydney | 16:58 → 18:02 | 00:15 | 48 min | 00:15 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Suva | 17:58 → 19:02 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 8 Nov |