Night of Saturday 21 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:38 00:26 niśītha ends
22:5023:1423:3800:0200:2600:5001:14
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2037
Boundaryin Bucharest, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 2 min 54 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Saturday 21 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Sunday 22 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 22:24 on Sat 21 Nov to 23:35 on Sun 22 Nov.
2037-11-21T20:24:26Z → 2037-11-22T21:35:18Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:38–00:26 on the 21st, 23:38–00:26 on the 22nd.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 48 of 48 minutes on the 21st and 0 of 48 on the 22nd.
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 174 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Bucharest, 2037: Saturday 21 November.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Bucharest, Rāsayātrā 2037 falls on Saturday 21 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 22:24 on Sat 21 Nov to 23:35 on Sun 22 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It is 2 min 54 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sat 21 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sat 21 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 22 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 21st | Covered | Niśītha 22nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 12:24 → 13:35 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Chicago | 14:24 → 15:35 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Jersey City | 15:24 → 16:35 | 23:19 | 48 min | 23:19 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 16:24 → 17:35 | 23:28 | 48 min | 23:29 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| London | 20:24 → 21:35 | 23:23 | 48 min | 23:23 | 0 min | 21 Nov |
| Durban | 22:24 → 23:35 | 23:18 | 48 min | 23:18 | 17 min | 22 Nov |
| Dubai | 00:24 → 01:35 | 23:41 | 4 min | 23:41 | 48 min | 22 Nov |
| Delhi | 01:54 → 03:05 | 23:43 | 0 min | 23:43 | 48 min | 22 Nov |
| Kolkata | 01:54 → 03:05 | 22:59 | 0 min | 22:59 | 48 min | 22 Nov |
| Singapore | 04:24 → 05:35 | 00:27 | 0 min | 00:27 | 48 min | 22 Nov |
| Sydney | 07:24 → 08:35 | 00:17 | 0 min | 00:17 | 48 min | 22 Nov |
| Suva | 08:24 → 09:35 | 23:28 | 0 min | 23:28 | 48 min | 22 Nov |