Night of Friday 23 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:05 00:53 niśītha ends
23:1723:4100:0500:2900:5301:1701:41
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā · 1908
Determinatein Multan, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 622 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 23 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 24 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 11:15 on Sat 24 Oct to 12:16 on Sun 25 Oct.
1908-10-24T05:44:55Z → 1908-10-25T06:46:19Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:05–00:53 on the 23rd, 00:05–00:53 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 37333 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Multan, 1908: Saturday 24 October.
confidence: determinate
In Multan, Kālī Pūjā 1908 falls on Saturday 24 October. Amāvasyā runs from 11:15 on Sat 24 Oct to 12:16 on Sun 25 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 24 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 24 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 24 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Multan. | ||
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 | 21:45 → 22:46 | 23:13 | 0 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 23 Oct |
| Chicago | 23:45 → 00:46 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Jersey City | 00:45 → 01:46 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 01:45 → 02:46 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| London | 05:45 → 06:46 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Durban | 07:45 → 08:46 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Dubai | 09:26 → 10:27 | 23:20 | 48 min | 23:20 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Delhi | 11:15 → 12:16 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Kolkata | 11:15 → 12:16 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Singapore | 12:45 → 13:46 | 23:25 | 48 min | 23:25 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Sydney | 15:45 → 16:46 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 24 Oct |
| Suva | 17:40 → 18:41 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 24 Oct |