Night of Thursday 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 (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 2027
Determinatein Sydney, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 22 minutes.
Decide it for
33°52′ S 151°12′ E · Australia/Sydney · GeoNames 2147714
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 28 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 29 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
22 of 48 minutes covered, the first 22
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 02:19 on Fri 29 Oct to 00:37 on Sat 30 Oct.
2027-10-28T15:18:36Z → 2027-10-29T13:36:34Z
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 22 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 1313 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Sydney, 2027: Friday 29 October.
confidence: determinate
In Sydney, Kālī Pūjā 2027 falls on Friday 29 October. Amāvasyā runs from 02:19 on Fri 29 Oct to 00:37 on Sat 30 Oct and covers 22 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 29 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 29 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 29 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Sydney. | ||
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 28th | Covered | Niśītha 29th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 08:19 → 06:37 | 00:13 | 48 min | 00:13 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Chicago | 10:19 → 08:37 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Jersey City | 11:19 → 09:37 | 00:16 | 48 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 11:19 → 09:37 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| London | 16:19 → 14:37 | 00:21 | 48 min | 00:21 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Durban | 17:19 → 15:37 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Dubai | 19:19 → 17:37 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Delhi | 20:49 → 19:07 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Kolkata | 20:49 → 19:07 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Singapore | 23:19 → 21:37 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Sydney | 02:19 → 00:37 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:15 | 22 min | 29 Oct |
| Suva | 03:19 → 01:37 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 29 Oct |