Night of Monday 12 November
Taken. Amāvasyā reaches neither night; this is the day it falls on.
niśītha begins 23:27 00:15 niśītha ends
22:3923:0323:2723:5100:1500:3901:03
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā · 2012
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 Monday 12 November
Taken. Amāvasyā reaches neither night; this is the day it falls on.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 13 November
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 02:44 on Tue 13 Nov to 23:08 on Tue 13 Nov.
2012-11-13T01:43:44Z → 2012-11-13T22:08:00Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:27–00:15 on the 12th, 23:27–00:15 on the 13th.
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 12th and 0 of 48 on the 13th.
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 1166 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Luanda, 2012: Monday 12 November.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Luanda, Kālī Pūjā 2012 falls on Monday 12 November. Amāvasyā runs from 02:44 on Tue 13 Nov to 23:08 on Tue 13 Nov, and reaches niśītha on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 12 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 12 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 12 Nov |
| 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 13th | Covered | Niśītha 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:44 → 14:08 | 23:14 | 0 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Chicago | 19:44 → 16:08 | 23:11 | 0 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Jersey City | 20:44 → 17:08 | 23:17 | 0 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 21:44 → 18:08 | 23:27 | 0 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| London | 01:44 → 22:08 | 23:21 | 0 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Durban | 03:44 → 00:08 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Dubai | 05:44 → 02:08 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Delhi | 07:14 → 03:38 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Kolkata | 07:14 → 03:38 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Singapore | 09:44 → 06:08 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Sydney | 12:44 → 09:08 | 00:15 | 48 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Suva | 14:44 → 11:08 | 00:27 | 48 min | 00:27 | 0 min | 13 Nov |