Night of Sunday 2 November
Qualifies with 18 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 00:08 00:56 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 00:37:42
23:2023:4400:0800:3200:5601:2001:44
18 of 48 minutes covered, the last 18
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1941
Determinatein Algiers, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 18 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Sunday 2 November
Qualifies with 18 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
18 of 48 minutes covered, the last 18
Night of Monday 3 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 00:38 on Mon 3 Nov to 03:00 on Tue 4 Nov.
1941-11-02T23:37:43Z → 1941-11-04T01:59:42Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 00:08–00:56 on the 2nd, 00:08–00:56 on the 3rd.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 18 of 48 minutes on the 2nd and 48 of 48 on the 3rd.
Calendar Reform Committee 1955, General Rules for Religious Festivals, p. 104
Tie-break
Both nights qualify. Paraviddhā: the second is taken.
priority: paraviddha → paraviddha · margin 1071 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Algiers, 1941: Monday 3 November.
confidence: determinate
In Algiers, Rāsayātrā 1941 falls on Monday 3 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 00:38 on Mon 3 Nov to 03:00 on Tue 4 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 18 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 3 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 3 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 3 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Algiers. | ||
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 2nd | Covered | Niśītha 4th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 15:38 → 18:00 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Chicago | 17:38 → 20:00 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Jersey City | 18:38 → 21:00 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 19:38 → 22:00 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 2 Nov |
| London | 00:38 → 03:00 | 00:21 | 31 min | 00:21 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Durban | 01:38 → 04:00 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Dubai | 03:38 → 06:00 | 23:39 | 0 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Delhi | 06:08 → 08:30 | 00:41 | 0 min | 00:41 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Kolkata | 06:08 → 08:30 | 23:56 | 0 min | 23:56 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Singapore | 07:08 → 09:30 | 23:54 | 0 min | 23:54 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Sydney | 09:38 → 12:00 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 3 Nov |
| Suva | 11:38 → 14:00 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 3 Nov |