Night of Thursday 19 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:09 23:57 niśītha ends
22:2122:4523:0923:3323:5700:2100:45
0 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1953
Boundaryin Algiers, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 2 min 28 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Thursday 19 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Friday 20 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
2 of 48 minutes covered, the first 2
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 02:13 on Fri 20 Nov to 23:12 on Fri 20 Nov.
1953-11-20T02:12:58Z → 1953-11-20T23:12:06Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:09–23:57 on the 19th, 23:10–23:58 on the 20th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 0 of 48 minutes on the 19th and 2 of 48 on the 20th.
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 148 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Algiers, 1953: Friday 20 November.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Algiers, Rāsayātrā 1953 falls on Friday 20 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 02:13 on Fri 20 Nov to 23:12 on Fri 20 Nov and covers 2 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night. It is 2 min 28 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Fri 20 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Fri 20 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Fri 20 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 20th | Covered | Niśītha 21st | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 18:13 → 15:12 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Chicago | 20:13 → 17:12 | 23:13 | 0 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Jersey City | 21:13 → 18:12 | 23:18 | 0 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 22:13 → 19:12 | 23:28 | 0 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 19 Nov |
| London | 02:13 → 23:12 | 23:23 | 0 min | 23:23 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Durban | 04:13 → 01:12 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:18 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Dubai | 06:13 → 03:12 | 23:41 | 48 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Delhi | 07:43 → 04:42 | 23:43 | 48 min | 23:43 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Kolkata | 07:43 → 04:42 | 22:58 | 48 min | 22:59 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Singapore | 09:43 → 06:42 | 23:56 | 48 min | 23:57 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Sydney | 12:13 → 09:12 | 23:17 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 20 Nov |
| Suva | 14:13 → 11:12 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:28 | 0 min | 20 Nov |