Night of Sunday 1 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
niśītha begins 23:15 00:03 niśītha ends
22:2722:5123:1523:3900:0300:2700:51
48 of 48 minutes covered
Ruling · Rāsayātrā · 2009
Determinatein Cairo, under the Rashtriya Panchang method. Clear of every threshold by 52 minutes.
One ghaṭī is 24 minutes. Niśītha is 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
Night of Sunday 1 November
Taken. The only night Pūrṇimā reaches.
48 of 48 minutes covered
Night of Monday 2 November
Pūrṇimā is absent from niśītha. Not taken.
0 of 48 minutes covered
Aṅga
Pūrṇimā runs from 22:23 on Sun 1 Nov to 21:14 on Mon 2 Nov.
2009-11-01T20:23:04Z → 2009-11-02T19:13:55Z
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 48 of 48 minutes on the 1st and 0 of 48 on the 2nd.
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 3104 s
Ruling
Rāsayātrā, Cairo, 2009: Sunday 1 November.
confidence: determinate
In Cairo, Rāsayātrā 2009 falls on Sunday 1 November. Pūrṇimā runs from 22:23 on Sun 1 Nov to 21:14 on Mon 2 Nov and covers all of niśītha that night.
| Authority | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa, pac-rp | This ruling | Sun 1 Nov |
| Ahargaṇa, classical | Disc centre, no refraction | Sun 1 Nov |
| compat-drikpanchang | Comparison profile | Sun 1 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 | 12:23 → 11:14 | 23:13 | 48 min | 23:13 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Chicago | 14:23 → 13:14 | 23:11 | 48 min | 23:11 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Jersey City | 15:23 → 14:14 | 23:16 | 48 min | 23:16 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Port of Spain | 16:23 → 15:14 | 23:26 | 48 min | 23:26 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| London | 20:23 → 19:14 | 23:21 | 48 min | 23:21 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Durban | 22:23 → 21:14 | 23:15 | 48 min | 23:15 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Dubai | 00:23 → 23:14 | 23:39 | 3 min | 23:39 | 0 min | 1 Nov |
| Delhi | 01:53 → 00:44 | 23:41 | 0 min | 23:41 | 48 min | 2 Nov |
| Kolkata | 01:53 → 00:44 | 22:56 | 0 min | 22:56 | 48 min | 2 Nov |
| Singapore | 04:23 → 03:14 | 00:24 | 0 min | 00:24 | 48 min | 2 Nov |
| Sydney | 07:23 → 06:14 | 00:15 | 0 min | 00:15 | 48 min | 2 Nov |
| Suva | 08:23 → 07:14 | 23:26 | 0 min | 23:26 | 48 min | 2 Nov |