Night of Thursday 15 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:50 00:38 niśītha ends
23:0223:2623:5000:1400:3801:0201:26
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā · 1925
Determinatein Phoenix, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 628 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 15 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 16 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 11:17 on Fri 16 Oct to 11:06 on Sat 17 Oct.
1925-10-16T18:17:09Z → 1925-10-17T18:05:36Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:50–00:38 on the 15th, 23:50–00:38 on the 16th.
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 15th and 48 of 48 on the 16th.
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 37652 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Phoenix, 1925: Friday 16 October.
confidence: determinate
In Phoenix, Kālī Pūjā 1925 falls on Friday 16 October. Amāvasyā runs from 11:17 on Fri 16 Oct to 11:06 on Sat 17 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 16 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 16 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 16 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Phoenix. | ||
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 16th | Covered | Niśītha 17th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 10:17 → 10:06 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Chicago | 12:17 → 12:06 | 23:12 | 48 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Jersey City | 13:17 → 13:06 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 14:17 → 14:06 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| London | 18:17 → 18:06 | 23:23 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Durban | 20:17 → 20:06 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Dubai | 22:17 → 22:06 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Delhi | 23:47 → 23:36 | 23:43 | 44 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Kolkata | 23:47 → 23:36 | 22:58 | 0 min | 22:58 | 37 min | 17 Oct |
| Singapore | 01:17 → 01:06 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 17 Oct |
| Sydney | 04:17 → 04:06 | 23:17 | 0 min | 23:16 | 48 min | 17 Oct |
| Suva | 06:17 → 06:06 | 23:28 | 0 min | 23:28 | 48 min | 17 Oct |