Night of Friday 7 November
Qualifies with 31 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:27 00:15 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:43:50
22:3923:0323:2723:5100:1500:3901:03
31 of 48 minutes covered, the last 31
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2003
Determinatein Berlin, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 17 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Friday 7 November
Qualifies with 31 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
31 of 48 minutes covered, the last 31
Night of Saturday 8 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:44 on Fri 7 Nov to 02:13 on Sun 9 Nov.
2003-11-07T22:43:50Z → 2003-11-09T01:13:22Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:27–00:15 on the 7th, 23:27–00:15 on the 8th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 31 of 48 minutes on the 7th and 48 of 48 on the 8th.
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 1034 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Berlin, 2003: Saturday 8 November.
confidence: determinate
In Berlin, Rāsayātrā 2003 falls on Saturday 8 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:44 on Fri 7 Nov to 02:13 on Sun 9 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 31 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 8 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 8 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sat 8 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Berlin. | ||
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 7th | Covered | Niśītha 9th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:44 → 17:13 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Chicago | 16:44 → 19:13 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Jersey City | 17:44 → 20:13 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 18:44 → 21:13 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 7 Nov |
| London | 22:44 → 01:13 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Durban | 00:44 → 03:13 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Dubai | 02:44 → 05:13 | 23:39 | 0 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Delhi | 04:14 → 06:43 | 23:41 | 0 min | 23:41 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Kolkata | 04:14 → 06:43 | 22:56 | 0 min | 22:57 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Singapore | 06:44 → 09:13 | 00:24 | 0 min | 00:24 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Sydney | 09:44 → 12:13 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:15 | 0 min | 8 Nov |
| Suva | 10:44 → 13:13 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 8 Nov |