Night of Friday 20 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:25 00:13 niśītha ends
22:3723:0123:2523:4900:1300:3701:01
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā · 2006
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 372 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 20 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 21 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 06:25 on Sat 21 Oct to 08:44 on Sun 22 Oct.
2006-10-21T02:55:18Z → 2006-10-22T05:14:03Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:25–00:13 on the 20th, 23:25–00:13 on the 21st.
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 20th and 48 of 48 on the 21st.
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 22317 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Tehran, 2006: Saturday 21 October.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Kālī Pūjā 2006 falls on Saturday 21 October. Amāvasyā runs from 06:25 on Sat 21 Oct to 08:44 on Sun 22 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 21 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 21 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 21 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 21st | Covered | Niśītha 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 19:55 → 22:14 | 00:14 | 0 min | 00:14 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Chicago | 21:55 → 00:14 | 00:11 | 3 min | 00:11 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Jersey City | 22:55 → 01:14 | 00:17 | 48 min | 00:17 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 22:55 → 01:14 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 20 Oct |
| London | 03:55 → 06:14 | 00:22 | 48 min | 00:21 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Durban | 04:55 → 07:14 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Dubai | 06:55 → 09:14 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Delhi | 08:25 → 10:44 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Kolkata | 08:25 → 10:44 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Singapore | 10:55 → 13:14 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Sydney | 12:55 → 15:14 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 21 Oct |
| Suva | 14:55 → 17:14 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 21 Oct |