Night of Wednesday 5 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:20 00:08 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 00:06:20
22:3222:5623:2023:4400:0800:3200:56
2 of 48 minutes covered, the last 2
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2014
Boundaryin Accra, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 2 min 06 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Wednesday 5 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
2 of 48 minutes covered, the last 2
Night of Thursday 6 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 00:06 on Thu 6 Nov to 22:23 on Thu 6 Nov.
2014-11-06T00:06:20Z → 2014-11-06T22:22:50Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:20–00:08 on the 5th, 23:20–00:08 on the 6th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 2 of 48 minutes on the 5th and 0 of 48 on the 6th.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Only one night qualifies. No tie-break is needed.
priority: paraviddha → only-day · margin 126 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Accra, 2014: Wednesday 5 November.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Accra, Rāsayātrā 2014 falls on Wednesday 5 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 00:06 on Thu 6 Nov to 22:23 on Thu 6 Nov and covers 2 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night. It is 2 min 06 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Wed 5 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Wed 5 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Wed 5 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Accra. | ||
Institutional rulings are recorded with a source address, and are never edited to agree.
/rules/rasayatra · ruleset 2026.3-draft
“S 15 Rasayatra, (nisithavyapini, i.e. covering a period from 24 minutes before to 24 minutes after midnight. If occurs on two days or does not occur on any day, it is to be observed on the second day), Puskar Fair. Ratha yatra (Jain), Tripurotsava (evening), Kedara vrata (Orissa), Kartiki purnima.” Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104.
Twelve places, west to east. Local clock times.
| Place | Pūrṇimā | Niśītha 6th | Covered | Niśītha 7th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 16:06 → 14:23 | 23:13 | 0 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Chicago | 18:06 → 16:23 | 23:11 | 0 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Jersey City | 19:06 → 17:23 | 23:16 | 0 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 20:06 → 18:23 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| London | 00:06 → 22:23 | 23:21 | 0 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 5 Nov |
| Durban | 02:06 → 00:23 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Dubai | 04:06 → 02:23 | 23:39 | 48 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Delhi | 05:36 → 03:53 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Kolkata | 05:36 → 03:53 | 22:56 | 48 min | 22:56 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Singapore | 08:06 → 06:23 | 00:24 | 48 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Sydney | 11:06 → 09:23 | 00:15 | 48 min | 00:15 | 0 min | 6 Nov |
| Suva | 13:06 → 11:23 | 00:26 | 48 min | 00:26 | 0 min | 6 Nov |