Night of Monday 16 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:48 00:36 niśītha ends
23:0023:2423:4800:1200:3601:0001:24
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Kālī Pūjā (Śyāmā Pūjā) · 2028
Determinatein Ujjain, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 471 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Monday 16 October
Amāvasyā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Tuesday 17 October
Taken. The only night Amāvasyā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Amāvasyā runs from 12:06 on Tue 17 Oct to 08:27 on Wed 18 Oct.
2028-10-17T06:35:32Z → 2028-10-18T02:56:49Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:48–00:36 on the 16th, 23:48–00:36 on the 17th.
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 16th and 48 of 48 on the 17th.
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 28234 s
Ruling
Kālī Pūjā, Ujjain, 2028: Tuesday 17 October.
confidence: determinate
In Ujjain, Kālī Pūjā 2028 falls on Tuesday 17 October. Amāvasyā runs from 12:06 on Tue 17 Oct to 08:27 on Wed 18 Oct and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Tue 17 Oct |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Tue 17 Oct |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Tue 17 Oct |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Ujjain. | ||
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 17th | Covered | Niśītha 18th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 23:36 → 19:57 | 00:14 | 0 min | 00:14 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Chicago | 01:36 → 21:57 | 00:12 | 0 min | 00:12 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Jersey City | 02:36 → 22:57 | 00:18 | 0 min | 00:18 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| Port of Spain | 02:36 → 22:57 | 23:27 | 0 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 16 Oct |
| London | 07:36 → 03:57 | 00:22 | 48 min | 00:22 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Durban | 08:36 → 04:57 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Dubai | 10:36 → 06:57 | 23:40 | 48 min | 23:40 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Delhi | 12:06 → 08:27 | 23:42 | 48 min | 23:42 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Kolkata | 12:06 → 08:27 | 22:58 | 48 min | 22:58 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Singapore | 14:36 → 10:57 | 00:26 | 48 min | 00:26 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Sydney | 17:36 → 13:57 | 00:16 | 48 min | 00:16 | 0 min | 17 Oct |
| Suva | 18:36 → 14:57 | 23:27 | 48 min | 23:27 | 0 min | 17 Oct |