Night of Sunday 1 November
Qualifies with 46 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
niśītha begins 23:15 00:03 niśītha ends
Pūrṇimā begins 23:16:52
22:2722:5123:1523:3900:0300:2700:51
46 of 48 minutes covered, the last 46
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 1914
Boundaryin Cairo, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. A threshold is only 1 min 59 s away. Say “contested”.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Sunday 1 November
Qualifies with 46 of 48 minutes. Not taken.
46 of 48 minutes covered, the last 46
Night of Monday 2 November
Taken. Both nights qualify; the rule takes the second.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 23:17 on Sun 1 Nov to 01:48 on Tue 3 Nov.
1914-11-01T21:16:53Z → 1914-11-02T23:48:17Z
Kāla
Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight: 23:15–00:03 on the 1st, 23:15–00:03 on the 2nd.
nishita: midnight-pm-1-ghatika · sunrise and sunset: upper limb, 31′ + 16′
Rule
Pūrṇimā must be present during niśītha. It covers 46 of 48 minutes on the 1st and 48 of 48 on the 2nd.
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 119 s < 300 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Cairo, 1914: Monday 2 November.
confidence: boundary (margin)
In Cairo, Rāsayātrā 1914 falls on Monday 2 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 23:17 on Sun 1 Nov to 01:48 on Tue 3 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night. It also reaches the previous night for 46 minutes; by the rule the second night is taken. It is 1 min 59 s from a threshold: treat the date as contested.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Mon 2 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Mon 2 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Mon 2 Nov |
| No institution has a recorded ruling for Cairo. | ||
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 1st | Covered | Niśītha 2nd | Covered | Ruled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13:17 → 15:48 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Chicago | 15:17 → 17:48 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Jersey City | 16:17 → 18:48 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 17:17 → 19:48 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| London | 21:17 → 23:48 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 28 min | 2 Nov |
| Durban | 23:17 → 01:48 | 23:15 | 47 min | 23:15 | 48 min | 2 Nov |
| Dubai | 00:58 → 03:29 | 23:20 | 0 min | 23:20 | 48 min | 2 Nov |
| Delhi | 02:47 → 05:18 | 23:41 | 0 min | 23:41 | 48 min | 2 Nov |
| Kolkata | 02:47 → 05:18 | 22:56 | 0 min | 22:56 | 48 min | 2 Nov |
| Singapore | 04:17 → 06:48 | 23:24 | 0 min | 23:24 | 48 min | 2 Nov |
| Sydney | 07:17 → 09:48 | 23:15 | 0 min | 23:15 | 48 min | 2 Nov |
| Suva | 09:12 → 11:43 | 23:21 | 0 min | 23:21 | 48 min | 2 Nov |