Night of Tuesday 25 October
Taken. Amāvasyā reaches neither night; this is the day it falls on.
niśītha begins 23:27 00:15 niśītha ends
Amāvasyā begins 00:46:23
22:3923:0323:2723:5100:1500:3901:03
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā · 2011
Boundaryin Luanda, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Amāvasyā reaches niśītha on neither day and the rule does not say what then. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 25 October
Taken. Amāvasyā reaches neither night; this is the day it falls on.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Wednesday 26 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 00:46 on Wed 26 Oct to 20:56 on Wed 26 Oct.
2011-10-25T23:46:23Z → 2011-10-26T19:55:48Z
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 0 of 48 on the 26th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Neither night qualifies. The day the tithi falls on is taken.
priority: unstated → tithi-day · margin 1879 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Luanda, 2011: Tuesday 25 October.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Luanda, Kālī Pūjā 2011 falls on Tuesday 25 October. Amāvasyā runs from 00:46 on Wed 26 Oct to 20:56 on Wed 26 Oct, and reaches niśītha on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 25 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 25 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 25 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 25th | Covered | Niśītha 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:46 → 12:56 | 00:13 | 48 min | 00:13 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| Chicago | 18:46 → 14:56 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| Jersey City | 19:46 → 15:56 | 00:17 | 48 min | 00:17 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 19:46 → 15:56 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| London | 00:46 → 20:56 | 00:21 | 23 min | 00:21 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| Durban | 01:46 → 21:56 | 23:16 | 0 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 25 Oct |
| Dubai | 03:46 → 23:56 | 23:39 | 0 min | 23:39 | 17 min | 26 Oct |
| Delhi | 05:16 → 01:26 | 23:41 | 0 min | 23:41 | 48 min | 26 Oct |
| Kolkata | 05:16 → 01:26 | 22:57 | 0 min | 22:57 | 48 min | 26 Oct |
| Singapore | 07:46 → 03:56 | 00:25 | 0 min | 00:25 | 48 min | 26 Oct |
| Sydney | 10:46 → 06:56 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:15 | 48 min | 26 Oct |
| Suva | 12:46 → 08:56 | 00:26 | 0 min | 00:26 | 48 min | 26 Oct |