Night of Thursday 31 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:47 00:35 niśītha ends
22:5923:2323:4700:1100:3500:5901:23
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 2024
Determinatein Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 329 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 31 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 1 November
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 15:53 on Thu 31 Oct to 18:17 on Fri 1 Nov.
2024-10-31T10:23:22Z → 2024-11-01T12:47:09Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:47–00:35 on the 31st, 23:47–00:35 on the 1st.
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 31st and 0 of 48 on the 1st.
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 19767 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Ujjain, 2024: Thursday 31 October.
confidence: determinate
In Ujjain, Kālī Pūjā 2024 falls on Thursday 31 October. Amāvasyā runs from 15:53 on Thu 31 Oct to 18:17 on Fri 1 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Thu 31 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Thu 31 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Thu 31 Oct |
| Rashtriya Panchang | Principal festivals, 2024-25 | Thu 31 Oct |
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 31st | Covered | Niśītha 1st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 03:23 → 05:47 | 00:13 | 48 min | 00:13 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Chicago | 05:23 → 07:47 | 00:11 | 48 min | 00:10 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Jersey City | 06:23 → 08:47 | 00:16 | 48 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 06:23 → 08:47 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| London | 10:23 → 12:47 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Durban | 12:23 → 14:47 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Dubai | 14:23 → 16:47 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:38 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Delhi | 15:53 → 18:17 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Kolkata | 15:53 → 18:17 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Singapore | 18:23 → 20:47 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Sydney | 21:23 → 23:47 | 00:15 | 48 min | 00:15 | 0 min | 31 Oct |
| Suva | 22:23 → 00:47 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 31 Oct |