Night of Friday 16 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:21 00:09 niśītha ends
22:3322:5723:2123:4500:0900:3300:57
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā · 1925
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 118 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 16 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 17 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 21:23 on Fri 16 Oct to 21:12 on Sat 17 Oct.
1925-10-16T18:17:09Z → 1925-10-17T18:05:36Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:21–00:09 on the 16th, 23:21–00:09 on the 17th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Amāvasyā must be present during niśītha. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 16th and 0 of 48 on the 17th.
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 7065 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Riyadh, 1925: Friday 16 October.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Kālī Pūjā 1925 falls on Friday 16 October. Amāvasyā runs from 21:23 on Fri 16 Oct to 21:12 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 Riyadh. | ||
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 |