Night of Wednesday 3 November
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:13 00:01 niśītha ends
22:2522:4923:1323:3700:0100:2500:49
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 2021
Determinatein Riyadh, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 14 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 3 November
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Thursday 4 November
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 03:34 on Thu 4 Nov to 00:15 on Fri 5 Nov.
2021-11-04T00:33:42Z → 2021-11-04T21:14:37Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:13–00:01 on the 3rd, 23:13–00:01 on the 4th.
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 3rd and 48 of 48 on the 4th.
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 826 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Riyadh, 2021: Thursday 4 November.
confidence: determinate
In Riyadh, Kālī Pūjā 2021 falls on Thursday 4 November. Amāvasyā runs from 03:34 on Thu 4 Nov to 00:15 on Fri 5 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 4 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 4 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 4 Nov |
| 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 4th | Covered | Niśītha 5th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:34 → 14:15 | 00:13 | 0 min | 00:13 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Chicago | 19:34 → 16:15 | 00:11 | 0 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Jersey City | 20:34 → 17:15 | 00:16 | 0 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 20:34 → 17:15 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| London | 00:34 → 21:15 | 23:21 | 0 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Durban | 02:34 → 23:15 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Dubai | 04:34 → 01:15 | 23:38 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Delhi | 06:04 → 02:45 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Kolkata | 06:04 → 02:45 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Singapore | 08:34 → 05:15 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Sydney | 11:34 → 08:15 | 00:15 | 48 min | 00:15 | 0 min | 4 Nov |
| Suva | 12:34 → 09:15 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 4 Nov |