Night of Saturday 29 October
Taken. Amāvasyā reaches neither night; this is the day it falls on.
niśītha begins 23:47 00:35 niśītha ends
22:5923:2323:4700:1100:3500:5901:23
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā · 1921
Boundaryin Rabat, 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 Saturday 29 October
Taken. Amāvasyā reaches neither night; this is the day it falls on.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 30 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
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: 23:47–00:35 on the 29th, 23:47–00:35 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 0 of 48 on the 30th.
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 534 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Rabat, 1921: Saturday 29 October.
confidence: boundary (absent-unstated)
In Rabat, Kālī Pūjā 1921 falls on Saturday 29 October. Amāvasyā runs from 01:27 on Sun 30 Oct to 23:38 on Sun 30 Oct, and reaches niśītha on neither day.
| 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 Rabat. | ||
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 |