Night of Thursday 23 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:28 00:16 niśītha ends
22:4023:0423:2823:5200:1600:4001:04
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā · 2003
Determinatein Lima, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 454 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 23 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 24 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 11:14 on Fri 24 Oct to 07:50 on Sat 25 Oct.
2003-10-24T16:13:41Z → 2003-10-25T12:50:18Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:28–00:16 on the 23rd, 23:28–00:16 on the 24th.
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 23rd and 48 of 48 on the 24th.
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 27246 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Lima, 2003: Friday 24 October.
confidence: determinate
In Lima, Kālī Pūjā 2003 falls on Friday 24 October. Amāvasyā runs from 11:14 on Fri 24 Oct to 07:50 on Sat 25 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| 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 Lima. | ||
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 |