Night of Friday 28 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:15 01:03 niśītha ends
23:2723:5100:1500:3901:0301:2701:51
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā · 2016
Determinatein Queens, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 607 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 28 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 29 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 11:10 on Sat 29 Oct to 13:38 on Sun 30 Oct.
2016-10-29T15:10:19Z → 2016-10-30T17:38:10Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:15–01:03 on the 28th, 00:15–01:03 on the 29th.
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 28th and 48 of 48 on the 29th.
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 36415 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Queens, 2016: Saturday 29 October.
confidence: determinate
In Queens, Kālī Pūjā 2016 falls on Saturday 29 October. Amāvasyā runs from 11:10 on Sat 29 Oct to 13:38 on Sun 30 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 29 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 29 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 29 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Queens. | ||
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 29th | Covered | Niśītha 30th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:10 → 10:38 | 00:13 | 48 min | 00:13 | 0 min | 29 Oct |
| Chicago | 10:10 → 12:38 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 29 Oct |
| Jersey City | 11:10 → 13:38 | 00:16 | 48 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 29 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 11:10 → 13:38 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 29 Oct |
| London | 16:10 → 17:38 | 00:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 29 Oct |
| Durban | 17:10 → 19:38 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 29 Oct |
| Dubai | 19:10 → 21:38 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 29 Oct |
| Delhi | 20:40 → 23:08 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 29 Oct |
| Kolkata | 20:40 → 23:08 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 12 min | 29 Oct |
| Singapore | 23:10 → 01:38 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 48 min | 29 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:10 → 04:38 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:15 | 48 min | 30 Oct |
| Suva | 03:10 → 05:38 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 30 Oct |