Night of Monday 12 November
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 (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 2012
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 85 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 12 November
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 13 November
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 05:14 on Tue 13 Nov to 01:38 on Wed 14 Nov.
2012-11-13T01:43:44Z → 2012-11-13T22:08:00Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:25–00:13 on the 12th, 23:25–00:13 on the 13th.
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 12th and 48 of 48 on the 13th.
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 5103 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Tehran, 2012: Tuesday 13 November.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Kālī Pūjā 2012 falls on Tuesday 13 November. Amāvasyā runs from 05:14 on Tue 13 Nov to 01:38 on Wed 14 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 13 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 13 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 13 Nov |
| 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 13th | Covered | Niśītha 14th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 17:44 → 14:08 | 23:14 | 0 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Chicago | 19:44 → 16:08 | 23:11 | 0 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Jersey City | 20:44 → 17:08 | 23:17 | 0 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 21:44 → 18:08 | 23:27 | 0 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| London | 01:44 → 22:08 | 23:21 | 0 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 12 Nov |
| Durban | 03:44 → 00:08 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Dubai | 05:44 → 02:08 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Delhi | 07:14 → 03:38 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Kolkata | 07:14 → 03:38 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Singapore | 09:44 → 06:08 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Sydney | 12:44 → 09:08 | 00:15 | 48 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Suva | 14:44 → 11:08 | 00:27 | 48 min | 00:27 | 0 min | 13 Nov |