Night of Monday 20 October
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
niśītha begins 23:27 00:15 niśītha ends
22:3923:0323:2723:5100:1500:3901:03
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 2025
Boundaryin Suva, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Both nights qualify and the rule does not say which to take. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 20 October
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule is silent, and this one is covered longer.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 21 October
Qualifies with 48 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 22:15 on Mon 20 Oct to 00:25 on Wed 22 Oct.
2025-10-20T10:15:27Z → 2025-10-21T12:25:10Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:27–00:15 on the 20th, 23:27–00:15 on the 21st.
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 20th and 48 of 48 on the 21st.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both nights qualify and the rule marks neither. The one covered longer is ruled, as a boundary.
priority: unstated → greater-coverage · margin 624 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Suva, 2025: Monday 20 October.
confidence: boundary (tie-break-unstated)
In Suva, Kālī Pūjā 2025 falls on Monday 20 October. Amāvasyā runs from 22:15 on Mon 20 Oct to 00:25 on Wed 22 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the next night for 48 minutes; the rule does not say which to take, and the one covered longer is ruled: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 20 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 20 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 20 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Suva. | ||
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 20th | Covered | Niśītha 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:15 → 05:25 | 00:14 | 48 min | 00:14 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Chicago | 05:15 → 07:25 | 00:12 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Jersey City | 06:15 → 08:25 | 00:17 | 48 min | 00:17 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 06:15 → 08:25 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| London | 11:15 → 13:25 | 00:22 | 48 min | 00:22 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Durban | 12:15 → 14:25 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Dubai | 14:15 → 16:25 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Delhi | 15:45 → 17:55 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Kolkata | 15:45 → 17:55 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Singapore | 18:15 → 20:25 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Sydney | 21:15 → 23:25 | 00:16 | 48 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Suva | 22:15 → 00:25 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 48 min | 20 Oct |