Night of Tuesday 28 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:19 00:07 niśītha ends
22:3122:5523:1923:4300:0700:3100:55
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā · 1913
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 128 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Tuesday 28 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Wednesday 29 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 21:12 on Tue 28 Oct to 17:54 on Wed 29 Oct.
1913-10-28T17:46:51Z → 1913-10-29T14:28:37Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:19–00:07 on the 28th, 23:19–00:07 on the 29th.
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 28th and 0 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 7657 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Tehran, 1913: Tuesday 28 October.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Kālī Pūjā 1913 falls on Tuesday 28 October. Amāvasyā runs from 21:12 on Tue 28 Oct to 17:54 on Wed 29 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 28 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 28 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 28 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Tehran. | ||
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 | 09:47 → 06:29 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Chicago | 11:47 → 08:29 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Jersey City | 12:47 → 09:29 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 13:47 → 10:29 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| London | 17:47 → 14:29 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Durban | 19:47 → 16:29 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Dubai | 21:28 → 18:10 | 23:20 | 48 min | 23:20 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Delhi | 23:17 → 19:59 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Kolkata | 23:17 → 19:59 | 22:57 | 28 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Singapore | 00:47 → 21:29 | 23:24 | 0 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 28 Oct |
| Sydney | 03:47 → 00:29 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:15 | 48 min | 29 Oct |
| Suva | 05:42 → 02:24 | 23:21 | 0 min | 23:21 | 48 min | 29 Oct |