Night of Wednesday 25 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:27 00:15 niśītha ends
22:3923:0323:2723:5100:1500:3901:03
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā · 2000
Determinatein Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 523 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 25 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Thursday 26 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 09:45 on Thu 26 Oct to 08:58 on Fri 27 Oct.
2000-10-26T08:44:38Z → 2000-10-27T07:58:01Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:27–00:15 on the 25th, 23:27–00:15 on the 26th.
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 25th and 48 of 48 on the 26th.
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 31387 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Luanda, 2000: Thursday 26 October.
confidence: determinate
In Luanda, Kālī Pūjā 2000 falls on Thursday 26 October. Amāvasyā runs from 09:45 on Thu 26 Oct to 08:58 on Fri 27 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 26 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 26 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 26 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Luanda. | ||
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 26th | Covered | Niśītha 27th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 01:45 → 00:58 | 00:13 | 45 min | 00:13 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Chicago | 03:45 → 02:58 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Jersey City | 04:45 → 03:58 | 00:17 | 48 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 04:45 → 03:58 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| London | 09:45 → 08:58 | 00:21 | 48 min | 00:21 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Durban | 10:45 → 09:58 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Dubai | 12:45 → 11:58 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Delhi | 14:15 → 13:28 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Kolkata | 14:15 → 13:28 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Singapore | 16:45 → 15:58 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Sydney | 19:45 → 18:58 | 00:15 | 48 min | 00:15 | 0 min | 26 Oct |
| Suva | 20:45 → 19:58 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 26 Oct |