Night of Tuesday 13 November
Taken. Amāvasyā reaches neither night; this is the day it falls on.
niśītha begins 23:49 00:37 niśītha ends
23:0123:2523:4900:1300:3701:0101:25
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā · 2001
Boundaryin Phoenix, 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 13 November
Taken. Amāvasyā reaches neither night; this is the day it falls on.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Wednesday 14 November
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 01:38 on Wed 14 Nov to 23:40 on Wed 14 Nov.
2001-11-14T08:37:31Z → 2001-11-15T06:39:59Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:49–00:37 on the 13th, 23:49–00:37 on the 14th.
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 13th and 0 of 48 on the 14th.
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 547 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Phoenix, 2001: Tuesday 13 November.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Phoenix, Kālī Pūjā 2001 falls on Tuesday 13 November. Amāvasyā runs from 01:38 on Wed 14 Nov to 23:40 on Wed 14 Nov, and reaches niśītha on neither day.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 13 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 13 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 13 Nov |
| 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 14th | Covered | Niśītha 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:38 → 22:40 | 23:14 | 0 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Chicago | 02:38 → 00:40 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Jersey City | 03:38 → 01:40 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 04:38 → 02:40 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| London | 08:38 → 06:40 | 23:22 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Durban | 10:38 → 08:40 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Dubai | 12:38 → 10:40 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Delhi | 14:08 → 12:10 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Kolkata | 14:08 → 12:10 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Singapore | 16:38 → 14:40 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Sydney | 19:38 → 17:40 | 00:15 | 48 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Suva | 20:38 → 18:40 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 14 Nov |