Night of Friday 13 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 · 2020
Determinatein Tehran, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 504 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 13 November
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Saturday 14 November
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 12:18 on Sat 14 Nov to 08:37 on Sun 15 Nov.
2020-11-14T08:48:13Z → 2020-11-15T05:07:11Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:25–00:13 on the 13th, 23:25–00:13 on the 14th.
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 13th and 48 of 48 on the 14th.
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 30245 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Tehran, 2020: Saturday 14 November.
confidence: determinate
In Tehran, Kālī Pūjā 2020 falls on Saturday 14 November. Amāvasyā runs from 12:18 on Sat 14 Nov to 08:37 on Sun 15 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 14 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 14 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 14 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 14th | Covered | Niśītha 15th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 00:48 → 21:07 | 23:14 | 0 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Chicago | 02:48 → 23:07 | 23:12 | 0 min | 23:12 | 0 min | 13 Nov |
| Jersey City | 03:48 → 00:07 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 04:48 → 01:07 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| London | 08:48 → 05:07 | 23:22 | 48 min | 23:22 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Durban | 10:48 → 07:07 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Dubai | 12:48 → 09:07 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Delhi | 14:18 → 10:37 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Kolkata | 14:18 → 10:37 | 22:57 | 48 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Singapore | 16:48 → 13:07 | 00:25 | 48 min | 00:25 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Sydney | 19:48 → 16:07 | 00:16 | 48 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 14 Nov |
| Suva | 20:48 → 17:07 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 14 Nov |