Night of Saturday 25 November
Qualifies with 10 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:39 00:27 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 00:16:59
22:5123:1523:3900:0300:2700:5101:15
10 of 48 minutes covered, the last 10
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1939
Determinatein Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 9 min 49 s.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 25 November
Qualifies with 10 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
10 of 48 minutes covered, the last 10
Night of Sunday 26 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
15 of 48 minutes covered, the first 15
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 00:17 on Sun 26 Nov to 23:54 on Sun 26 Nov.
1939-11-25T22:17:00Z → 1939-11-26T21:54:21Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:39–00:27 on the 25th, 23:39–00:27 on the 26th.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 10 of 48 minutes on the 25th and 15 of 48 on the 26th.
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 589 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Bucharest, 1939: Sunday 26 November.
confidence: determinate
In Bucharest, Rāsayātrā 1939 falls on Sunday 26 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 00:17 on Sun 26 Nov to 23:54 on Sun 26 Nov and covers 15 of 48 minutes of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 10 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 26 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 26 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 26 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Bucharest. | ||
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 25th | Covered | Niśītha 26th | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 14:17 → 13:54 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:17 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Chicago | 16:17 → 15:54 | 23:14 | 48 min | 23:14 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Jersey City | 17:17 → 16:54 | 23:20 | 48 min | 23:20 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 18:17 → 17:54 | 23:29 | 48 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| London | 22:17 → 21:54 | 23:24 | 48 min | 23:24 | 0 min | 25 Nov |
| Durban | 00:17 → 23:54 | 23:19 | 0 min | 23:19 | 35 min | 26 Nov |
| Dubai | 02:17 → 01:54 | 23:42 | 0 min | 23:42 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Delhi | 03:47 → 03:24 | 23:44 | 0 min | 23:44 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Kolkata | 03:47 → 03:24 | 23:00 | 0 min | 23:00 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Singapore | 05:37 → 05:14 | 23:47 | 0 min | 23:48 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Sydney | 08:17 → 07:54 | 23:18 | 0 min | 23:18 | 48 min | 26 Nov |
| Suva | 10:17 → 09:54 | 23:29 | 0 min | 23:29 | 48 min | 26 Nov |