Night of Saturday 29 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:11 23:59 niśītha ends
22:2322:4723:1123:3523:5900:2300:47
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā · 1921
Determinatein Paris, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 20 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 29 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 30 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
28 of 48 minutes covered, the first 28
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 01:27 on Sun 30 Oct to 23:38 on Sun 30 Oct.
1921-10-30T01:27:22Z → 1921-10-30T23:38:26Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:11–23:59 on the 29th, 23:11–23:59 on the 30th.
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 29th and 28 of 48 on the 30th.
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 1223 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Paris, 1921: Sunday 30 October.
confidence: determinate
In Paris, Kālī Pūjā 1921 falls on Sunday 30 October. Amāvasyā runs from 01:27 on Sun 30 Oct to 23:38 on Sun 30 Oct and covers 28 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 30 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 30 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 30 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Paris. | ||
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 30th | Covered | Niśītha 31st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:27 → 15:38 | 23:13 | 0 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 29 Oct |
| Chicago | 20:27 → 17:38 | 23:11 | 0 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 29 Oct |
| Jersey City | 20:27 → 18:38 | 23:16 | 0 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 29 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 21:27 → 19:38 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 29 Oct |
| London | 01:27 → 23:38 | 23:21 | 18 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Durban | 03:27 → 01:38 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Dubai | 05:27 → 03:38 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Delhi | 06:57 → 05:08 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Kolkata | 06:57 → 05:08 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Singapore | 08:27 → 06:38 | 23:24 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Sydney | 11:27 → 09:38 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 30 Oct |
| Suva | 13:27 → 11:38 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 30 Oct |